#A42A2B#A42A2B
#A42A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.159 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 42, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 73.8%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.34, 49.41, 29.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.34, 57.64, 30.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.9% 0.1435 0.0673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.9% 0.159 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5757, 9.7254, 3.2894) |
| Luminance | 0.0972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.43
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.51
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.87
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.10
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.13
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42A2B #2AA4A3
analogous
#A42A68 #A42A2B #A4662A
triadic
#A42A2B #2BA42A #2A2BA4
tetradic
#A42A2B #68A42A #2AA4A3 #662AA4
square
#A42A2B #68A42A #2AA4A3 #662AA4
split-complementary
#A42A2B #2AA466 #2A68A4
monochromatic
#431111 #731E1E #A42A2B #CD3E3F #DA6E6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.13
#A42A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.94
#A42A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42A2B
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42A2B | 1.00 | 7.13 | 2.94 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6127
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 42, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.159 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c76d64',
500: '#a42a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42a2b; $custom-light: #c76d64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 42,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.508,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47895,
"c": 0.15851,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.09723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42A2B
secondary
#69C1C0
accent
#E2E145
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A