#A42D2E#A42D2E
#A42D2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.155 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42D2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 45, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 72%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.79, 48.45, 28.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.79, 56.15, 30.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.24% 0.1411 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.24% 0.155 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7432, 9.9691, 3.6268) |
| Luminance | 0.0997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.97
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.89
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.35
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.37
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.48
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42D2E #2DA4A3
analogous
#A42D69 #A42D2E #A4672D
triadic
#A42D2E #2EA42D #2D2EA4
tetradic
#A42D2E #69A42D #2DA4A3 #672DA4
square
#A42D2E #69A42D #2DA4A3 #672DA4
split-complementary
#A42D2E #2DA467 #2D69A4
monochromatic
#441313 #742021 #A42D2E #CB4344 #D97374
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#A42D2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#A42D2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42D2E
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42D2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42D2E | 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)
#4F492D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D622A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42d2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.155 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c76f67',
500: '#a42d2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42d2e; $custom-light: #c76f67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42d2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 45,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.496,
"s": 56.938,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48238,
"c": 0.15539,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.09967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42D2E
secondary
#6DC0BF
accent
#E0DF48
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140806
muted
#837B7A