#A42C4C#A42C4C
#A42C4C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.156 H 9.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42C4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 44, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(344, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 53.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.23, 50.78, 10.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.23, 51.78, 11.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.76% 0.1542 0.0258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.76% 0.156 9.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5166, 10.2181, 7.8860) |
| Luminance | 0.1022 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.45
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 3.51
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.51
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.03
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.25
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42C4C #2CA484
analogous
#A42C88 #A42C4C #A4482C
triadic
#A42C4C #4CA42C #2C4CA4
tetradic
#A42C4C #88A42C #2CA484 #482CA4
square
#A42C4C #88A42C #2CA484 #482CA4
split-complementary
#A42C4C #2CA448 #2C88A4
monochromatic
#43121F #741F36 #A42C4C #CC4166 #D9718D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.90
#A42C4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.04
#A42C4C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42C4C
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42C4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42C4C | 1.00 | 6.90 | 3.04 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4B4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696349
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B31039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42c4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 44, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.156 9.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c56f7d',
500: '#a42c4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42c4c; $custom-light: #c56f7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42c4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 44,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48755,
"c": 0.15636,
"h": 9.5
},
"luminance": 0.10216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42C4C
secondary
#6BC0AA
accent
#E1B847
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F9EDEE
border
#D2C8C9
text
#140809
muted
#827B7B