#A42C46#A42C46

#A42C46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.156 H 12.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42C46
RGB	rgb(164, 44, 70)
HSL	hsl(347, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(347, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 57.3%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 50.31, 13.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 52.16, 15.30°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.1518 0.0343)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.156 12.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.3177, 10.1385, 6.8382)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42C46 #2CA48A

analogous

#A42C82 #A42C46 #A44E2C

triadic

#A42C46 #46A42C #2C46A4

tetradic

#A42C46 #82A42C #2CA48A #4E2CA4

square

#A42C46 #82A42C #2CA48A #4E2CA4

split-complementary

#A42C46 #2CA44E #2C82A4

monochromatic

#43121D #741F31 #A42C46 #CC415F #D97188

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#A42C46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#A42C46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42C46

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42C46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42C46	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4A46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6343

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B30B37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42c46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.156 12.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56f79',
    500: '#a42c46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42c46;
$custom-light: #c56f79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42c46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48605,
    "c": 0.15566,
    "h": 12.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42C46

secondary

#6BC0AE

accent

#E1C047

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EDED

border

#D2C8C8

text

#140809

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42C46

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

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