#A42A48#A42A48

#A42A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.158 H 11.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42A48
RGB	rgb(164, 42, 72)
HSL	hsl(345, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(345, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 56.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 51.19, 12.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 52.62, 13.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% 0.1549 0.0307)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.158 11.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3091, 10.0188, 7.1520)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42A48 #2AA486

analogous

#A42A85 #A42A48 #A4492A

triadic

#A42A48 #48A42A #2A48A4

tetradic

#A42A48 #85A42A #2AA486 #492AA4

square

#A42A48 #85A42A #2AA486 #492AA4

split-complementary

#A42A48 #2AA449 #2A85A4

monochromatic

#43111D #731E33 #A42A48 #CD3E61 #DA6E89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#A42A48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#A42A48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42A48

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42A48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42A48	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4948

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696245

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B30736

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42a48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 42, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.158 11.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56e7a',
    500: '#a42a48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42a48;
$custom-light: #c56e7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42a48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.246,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48461,
    "c": 0.15795,
    "h": 11.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42A48

secondary

#69C1AB

accent

#E2BC45

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EDED

border

#D2C8C8

text

#140809

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42A48

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

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