#A42D29#A42D29
#A42D29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.156 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42D29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 45, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 60%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 75%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 75%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.72, 48.22, 31.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.72, 57.49, 32.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.17% 0.1393 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.17% 0.156 26.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.6504, 9.9319, 3.1377) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.90
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.93
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.89
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.94
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.99
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42D29 #29A0A4
analogous
#A42963 #A42D29 #A46A29
triadic
#A42D29 #29A42D #2D29A4
tetradic
#A42D29 #63A429 #29A0A4 #6A29A4
square
#A42D29 #63A429 #29A0A4 #6A29A4
split-complementary
#A42D29 #29A46A #2963A4
monochromatic
#421211 #73201D #A42D29 #CE413C #DA706D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#A42D29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#A42D29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42D29
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42D29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42D29 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504827
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6225
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42d29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.156 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c76f63',
500: '#a42d29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42d29; $custom-light: #c76f63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42d29",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 45,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.951,
"s": 60,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48166,
"c": 0.15605,
"h": 26.8
},
"luminance": 0.09929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42D29
secondary
#68BEC1
accent
#DEE345
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79