#A42A3D#A42A3D
#A42A3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.157 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42A3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 42, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 62.8%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.64, 50.40, 18.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.64, 53.82, 20.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.21% 0.1505 0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.21% 0.157 16.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9819, 9.8878, 5.4283) |
| Luminance | 0.0988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.50
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.72
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.33
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.21
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.39
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42A3D #2AA491
analogous
#A42A7A #A42A3D #A4542A
triadic
#A42A3D #3DA42A #2A3DA4
tetradic
#A42A3D #7AA42A #2AA491 #542AA4
square
#A42A3D #7AA42A #2AA491 #542AA4
split-complementary
#A42A3D #2AA454 #2A7AA4
monochromatic
#431119 #731E2B #A42A3D #CD3E54 #DA6E7F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.05
#A42A3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#A42A3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42A3D
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42A3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42A3D | 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)
#4C483D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B623A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B40032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42a3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 42, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.157 16.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c66e72',
500: '#a42a3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42a3d; $custom-light: #c66e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42a3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 42,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.656,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4821,
"c": 0.1573,
"h": 16.9
},
"luminance": 0.09885
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42A3D
secondary
#69C1B3
accent
#E2CA45
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEC
border
#D3C7C7
text
#140807
muted
#837B7A