#A42955#A42955
#A42955 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.161 H 4.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42955 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 41, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 60%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(339, 75%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 48.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.09, 52.63, 4.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.09, 52.80, 4.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.73% 0.1611 0.0113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.73% 0.161 4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7439, 10.1366, 9.6148) |
| Luminance | 0.1013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.78
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 3.93
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.17
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.18
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.91
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42955 #29A478
analogous
#A42992 #A42955 #A43B29
triadic
#A42955 #55A429 #2955A4
tetradic
#A42955 #92A429 #29A478 #3B29A4
square
#A42955 #92A429 #29A478 #3B29A4
split-complementary
#A42955 #29A43B #2992A4
monochromatic
#421122 #731D3C #A42955 #CE3C70 #DA6D94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.94
#A42955 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.03
#A42955 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42955
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42955 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42955 | 1.00 | 6.94 | 3.03 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#464A56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#676252
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B30F3C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42955; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 41, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.161 4.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46e84',
500: '#a42955',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42955; $custom-light: #c46e84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42955",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 41,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 338.537,
"s": 60,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48726,
"c": 0.16146,
"h": 4
},
"luminance": 0.10134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42955
secondary
#68C1A1
accent
#E3AA45
background
#FCF7F8
surface
#F9EDEF
border
#D2C8CA
text
#14080A
muted
#827B7C