#A42A2F#A42A2F
#A42A2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.158 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42A2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 42, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 71.3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.40, 49.60, 27.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.40, 56.63, 28.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.96% 0.145 0.0629) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.96% 0.158 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6528, 9.7562, 3.6951) |
| Luminance | 0.0975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.69
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.51
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.14
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.54
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.73
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42A2F #2AA49F
analogous
#A42A6C #A42A2F #A4622A
triadic
#A42A2F #2FA42A #2A2FA4
tetradic
#A42A2F #6CA42A #2AA49F #622AA4
square
#A42A2F #6CA42A #2AA49F #622AA4
split-complementary
#A42A2F #2AA462 #2A6CA4
monochromatic
#431113 #731E21 #A42A2F #CD3E44 #DA6E73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.12
#A42A2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.95
#A42A2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42A2F
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42A2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42A2F | 1.00 | 7.12 | 2.95 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D472E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C622B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42a2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 42, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.158 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c76d67',
500: '#a42a2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42a2f; $custom-light: #c76d67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42a2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 42,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.541,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47955,
"c": 0.15805,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.09754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42A2F
secondary
#69C1BD
accent
#E2DC45
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140806
muted
#837B7A