#A42D2D#A42D2D
#A42D2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.156 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 45, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 72.6%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.77, 48.40, 28.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.77, 56.41, 30.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.22% 0.1407 0.0662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.22% 0.156 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7237, 9.9613, 3.5242) |
| Luminance | 0.0996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.70
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.66
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.05
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.08
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.35
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42D2D #2DA4A4
analogous
#A42D68 #A42D2D #A4682D
triadic
#A42D2D #2DA42D #2D2DA4
tetradic
#A42D2D #68A42D #2DA4A4 #682DA4
square
#A42D2D #68A42D #2DA4A4 #682DA4
split-complementary
#A42D2D #2DA468 #2D68A4
monochromatic
#441313 #742020 #A42D2D #CB4343 #D97373
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#A42D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#A42D2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42D2D
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42D2D | 1.00 | 7.02 | 2.99 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F492C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6229
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.156 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c76f66',
500: '#a42d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42d2d; $custom-light: #c76f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 45,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 56.938,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48223,
"c": 0.15551,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.09959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42D2D
secondary
#6DC0C0
accent
#E0E048
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140806
muted
#837B7A