#A42725#A42725

#A42725 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.162 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42725
RGB	rgb(164, 39, 37)
HSL	hsl(1, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(1, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 77.4%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, 50.21, 32.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 59.95, 33.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.1447 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.162 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.3712, 9.4797, 2.7177)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#A42725 #25A2A4

analogous

#A42563 #A42725 #A46725

triadic

#A42725 #25A427 #2725A4

tetradic

#A42725 #63A425 #25A2A4 #6725A4

square

#A42725 #63A425 #25A2A4 #6725A4

split-complementary

#A42725 #25A467 #2563A4

monochromatic

#400F0E #721B1A #A42725 #D13735 #DD6967

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#A42725 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#A42725 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42725

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42725	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42725	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4523

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B50028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42725;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 39, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.162 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c86c60',
    500: '#a42725',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42725;
$custom-light: #c86c60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42725",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.945,
    "s": 63.184,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47533,
    "c": 0.16185,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42725

secondary

#62C1C2

accent

#E4E642

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42725

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

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