#A42557#A42557

#A42557 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.166 H 2.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42557
RGB	rgb(164, 37, 87)
HSL	hsl(336, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(336, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 47%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.67, 54.14, 2.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.67, 54.19, 2.45°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.1661 0.0065)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.166 2.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6932, 9.9061, 9.9954)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42557 #25A472

analogous

#A42597 #A42557 #A43325

triadic

#A42557 #57A425 #2557A4

tetradic

#A42557 #97A425 #25A472 #3325A4

square

#A42557 #97A425 #25A472 #3325A4

split-complementary

#A42557 #25A433 #2597A4

monochromatic

#400E22 #721A3D #A42557 #D13572 #DD6795

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#A42557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#A42557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42557

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42557	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434958

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656254

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2073B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 37, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.166 2.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46c86',
    500: '#a42557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42557;
$custom-light: #c46c86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 336.378,
    "s": 63.184,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48441,
    "c": 0.16618,
    "h": 2.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42557

secondary

#62C29D

accent

#E6A542

background

#FCF6F8

surface

#F9ECEF

border

#D2C7CA

text

#14080B

muted

#827A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42557

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

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