#A42845#A42845

#A42845 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.160 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42845
RGB	rgb(164, 40, 69)
HSL	hsl(346, 61%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(346, 76%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 57.9%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 51.66, 13.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 53.44, 14.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% 0.156 0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.16 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1445, 9.8422, 6.6260)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42845 #28A487

analogous

#A42883 #A42845 #A44928

triadic

#A42845 #45A428 #2845A4

tetradic

#A42845 #83A428 #28A487 #4928A4

square

#A42845 #83A428 #28A487 #4928A4

split-complementary

#A42845 #28A449 #2883A4

monochromatic

#42101C #731C30 #A42845 #CF3A5D #DB6B85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#A42845 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#A42845 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42845

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42845	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42845	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494845

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696242

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42845;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 40, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.160 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56d78',
    500: '#a42845',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42845;
$custom-light: #c56d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42845",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.968,
    "s": 60.784,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48203,
    "c": 0.15967,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42845

secondary

#66C1AC

accent

#E4BE44

background

#FCF6F7

surface

#F9ECED

border

#D2C7C8

text

#140808

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42845

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

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