#A42D48#A42D48

#A42D48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.155 H 11.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42D48
RGB	rgb(164, 45, 72)
HSL	hsl(346, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(346, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 56.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 50.09, 12.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 51.69, 14.26°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% 0.1514 0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.155 11.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.4196, 10.2396, 7.1888)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42D48 #2DA489

analogous

#A42D83 #A42D48 #A44E2D

triadic

#A42D48 #48A42D #2D48A4

tetradic

#A42D48 #83A42D #2DA489 #4E2DA4

square

#A42D48 #83A42D #2DA489 #4E2DA4

split-complementary

#A42D48 #2DA44E #2D83A4

monochromatic

#44131E #742033 #A42D48 #CB4362 #D9738A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#A42D48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#A42D48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42D48

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42D48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42D48	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6345

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B30F38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42d48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.155 11.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56f7a',
    500: '#a42d48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42d48;
$custom-light: #c56f7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42d48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.387,
    "s": 56.938,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48752,
    "c": 0.15478,
    "h": 11.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42D48

secondary

#6DC0AD

accent

#E0BE48

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EDED

border

#D2C8C8

text

#140809

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42D48

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

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