#A42C48#A42C48

#A42C48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.156 H 11.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42C48
RGB	rgb(164, 44, 72)
HSL	hsl(346, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(346, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 56.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 50.46, 12.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 52.00, 13.97°)
OKLab	oklab(48.65% 0.1526 0.0315)
OKLCH	oklch(48.65% 0.156 11.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.3819, 10.1642, 7.1762)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42C48 #2CA488

analogous

#A42C84 #A42C48 #A44C2C

triadic

#A42C48 #48A42C #2C48A4

tetradic

#A42C48 #84A42C #2CA488 #4C2CA4

square

#A42C48 #84A42C #2CA488 #4C2CA4

split-complementary

#A42C48 #2CA44C #2C84A4

monochromatic

#43121E #741F33 #A42C48 #CC4162 #D9718A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#A42C48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#A42C48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42C48

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42C48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42C48	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4A48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6345

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B30D37

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42c48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.156 11.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56f7a',
    500: '#a42c48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42c48;
$custom-light: #c56f7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42c48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48653,
    "c": 0.15585,
    "h": 11.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42C48

secondary

#6BC0AD

accent

#E1BD47

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EDED

border

#D2C8C8

text

#140809

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42C48

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

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