#A42C36#A42C36

#A42C36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.156 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42C36
RGB	rgb(164, 44, 54)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(355, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 67.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.78, 49.25, 23.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.78, 54.54, 25.46°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.1454 0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.156 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.8782, 9.9627, 4.5236)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42C36 #2CA49A

analogous

#A42C72 #A42C36 #A45E2C

triadic

#A42C36 #36A42C #2C36A4

tetradic

#A42C36 #72A42C #2CA49A #5E2CA4

square

#A42C36 #72A42C #2CA49A #5E2CA4

split-complementary

#A42C36 #2CA45E #2C72A4

monochromatic

#431216 #741F26 #A42C36 #CC414D #D9717A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#A42C36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#A42C36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42C36

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42C36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42C36	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4935

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6232

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42c36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.156 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66e6d',
    500: '#a42c36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42c36;
$custom-light: #c66e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42c36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48269,
    "c": 0.15557,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42C36

secondary

#6BC0B9

accent

#E1D447

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42C36

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

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