#A42D42#A42D42

#A42D42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.154 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42D42
RGB	rgb(164, 45, 66)
HSL	hsl(349, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(349, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 59.8%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 49.65, 16.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 52.27, 18.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.149 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.154 15.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2333, 10.1651, 6.2078)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42D42 #2DA48F

analogous

#A42D7D #A42D42 #A4532D

triadic

#A42D42 #42A42D #2D42A4

tetradic

#A42D42 #7DA42D #2DA48F #532DA4

square

#A42D42 #7DA42D #2DA48F #532DA4

split-complementary

#A42D42 #2DA453 #2D7DA4

monochromatic

#44131B #74202F #A42D42 #CB435B #D97385

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#A42D42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#A42D42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42D42

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42D42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42D42	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B633F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40B36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42d42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.154 15.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56f76',
    500: '#a42d42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42d42;
$custom-light: #c56f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42d42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.412,
    "s": 56.938,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48611,
    "c": 0.15437,
    "h": 15.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42D42

secondary

#6DC0B1

accent

#E0C548

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EDED

border

#D2C8C8

text

#140808

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42D42

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

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