#A42A32#A42A32

#A42A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.158 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42A32
RGB	rgb(164, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(356, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 69.5%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.45, 49.76, 25.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.45, 55.92, 27.16°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.1461 0.0595)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.158 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7154, 9.7812, 4.0248)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42A32 #2AA49C

analogous

#A42A6F #A42A32 #A45F2A

triadic

#A42A32 #32A42A #2A32A4

tetradic

#A42A32 #6FA42A #2AA49C #5F2AA4

square

#A42A32 #6FA42A #2AA49C #5F2AA4

split-complementary

#A42A32 #2AA45F #2A6FA4

monochromatic

#431114 #731E23 #A42A32 #CD3E47 #DA6E75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#A42A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#A42A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42A32

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42A32	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4731

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C622E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B4002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.158 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c76d6a',
    500: '#a42a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42a32;
$custom-light: #c76d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.066,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48004,
    "c": 0.15777,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42A32

secondary

#69C1BB

accent

#E2D845

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42A32

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →