#A42D43#A42D43

#A42D43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.154 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42D43
RGB	rgb(164, 45, 67)
HSL	hsl(349, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(349, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 59.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, 49.72, 15.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 52.16, 17.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.63% 0.1494 0.0389)
OKLCH	oklch(48.63% 0.154 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2630, 10.1770, 6.3644)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42D43 #2DA48E

analogous

#A42D7E #A42D43 #A4522D

triadic

#A42D43 #43A42D #2D43A4

tetradic

#A42D43 #7EA42D #2DA48E #522DA4

square

#A42D43 #7EA42D #2DA48E #522DA4

split-complementary

#A42D43 #2DA452 #2D7EA4

monochromatic

#44131C #74202F #A42D43 #CB435C #D97386

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#A42D43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#A42D43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42D43

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42D43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42D43	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)

#4C4A43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6340

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40C36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42d43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.154 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56f76',
    500: '#a42d43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42d43;
$custom-light: #c56f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42d43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.908,
    "s": 56.938,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48634,
    "c": 0.1544,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42D43

secondary

#6DC0B1

accent

#E0C448

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EDED

border

#D2C8C8

text

#140808

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42D43

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

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