#A42943#A42943

#A42943 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.159 H 13.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42943
RGB	rgb(164, 41, 67)
HSL	hsl(347, 60%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(347, 75%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 59.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, 51.17, 15.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 53.34, 16.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% 0.1541 0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.159 13.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1176, 9.8861, 6.3160)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42943 #29A48A

analogous

#A42980 #A42943 #A44C29

triadic

#A42943 #43A429 #2943A4

tetradic

#A42943 #80A429 #29A48A #4C29A4

square

#A42943 #80A429 #29A48A #4C29A4

split-complementary

#A42943 #29A44C #2980A4

monochromatic

#42111B #731D2F #A42943 #CE3C5B #DA6D84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#A42943 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#A42943 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42943

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42943	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42943	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)

#4A4843

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696240

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42943;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 41, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.159 13.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56d76',
    500: '#a42943',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42943;
$custom-light: #c56d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42943",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.317,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48247,
    "c": 0.15851,
    "h": 13.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42943

secondary

#68C1AE

accent

#E3C245

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FAECED

border

#D3C7C8

text

#140808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42943

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

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