#A42B3A#A42B3A
#A42B3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.156 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42B3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 43, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.8%, 64.6%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.71, 49.85, 20.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.71, 54.04, 22.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.25% 0.1482 0.05) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.25% 0.156 18.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9392, 9.9282, 5.0266) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.03
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.90
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.22
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.79
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.03
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42B3A #2BA495
analogous
#A42B76 #A42B3A #A4582B
triadic
#A42B3A #3AA42B #2B3AA4
tetradic
#A42B3A #76A42B #2BA495 #582BA4
square
#A42B3A #76A42B #2BA495 #582BA4
split-complementary
#A42B3A #2BA458 #2B76A4
monochromatic
#431218 #741E29 #A42B3A #CD3F51 #D9707D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#A42B3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#A42B3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42B3A
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42B3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42B3A | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D483A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6237
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B40032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42b3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 43, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.156 18.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c66e70',
500: '#a42b3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42b3a; $custom-light: #c66e70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42b3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 43,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.562,
"s": 58.454,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48246,
"c": 0.15636,
"h": 18.7
},
"luminance": 0.09926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42B3A
secondary
#6AC1B6
accent
#E2CE46
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEC
border
#D3C7C7
text
#140807
muted
#837B7A