#A42524#A42524

#A42524 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.164 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42524
RGB	rgb(164, 37, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 78%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.64, 50.84, 33.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.64, 60.65, 33.03°)
OKLab	oklab(47.34% 0.1465 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(47.34% 0.164 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.2918, 9.3456, 2.6148)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42524 #24A3A4

analogous

#A42463 #A42524 #A46524

triadic

#A42524 #24A425 #2524A4

tetradic

#A42524 #63A424 #24A3A4 #6524A4

square

#A42524 #63A424 #24A3A4 #6524A4

split-complementary

#A42524 #24A465 #2463A4

monochromatic

#400E0E #721A19 #A42524 #D23433 #DD6665

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#A42524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#A42524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42524

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42524	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4522

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B601F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B50027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 37, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.164 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c86b5f',
    500: '#a42524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42524;
$custom-light: #c86b5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.469,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47343,
    "c": 0.16361,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42524

secondary

#61C2C3

accent

#E6E741

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42524

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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