#A42C41#A42C41

#A42C41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.155 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42C41
RGB	rgb(164, 44, 65)
HSL	hsl(350, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 60.4%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 49.95, 16.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 52.69, 18.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.49% 0.1498 0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(48.49% 0.155 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1664, 10.0780, 6.0413)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42C41 #2CA48F

analogous

#A42C7D #A42C41 #A4532C

triadic

#A42C41 #41A42C #2C41A4

tetradic

#A42C41 #7DA42C #2CA48F #532CA4

square

#A42C41 #7DA42C #2CA48F #532CA4

split-complementary

#A42C41 #2CA453 #2C7DA4

monochromatic

#43121B #741F2E #A42C41 #CC4159 #D97184

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#A42C41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A42C41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42C41

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42C41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42C41	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B623E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40735

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42c41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.155 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56f75',
    500: '#a42c41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42c41;
$custom-light: #c56f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42c41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.5,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4849,
    "c": 0.15537,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42C41

secondary

#6BC0B1

accent

#E1C647

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#140808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42C41

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

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