#A42D55#A42D55
#A42D55 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.157 H 4.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42D55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 45, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 48.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.60, 51.20, 4.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.60, 51.44, 5.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.1% 0.1565 0.0131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.1% 0.157 4.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8894, 10.4275, 9.6632) |
| Luminance | 0.1042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 3.93
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.29
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.29
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 4.67
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.77
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42D55 #2DA47C
analogous
#A42D90 #A42D55 #A4402D
triadic
#A42D55 #55A42D #2D55A4
tetradic
#A42D55 #90A42D #2DA47C #402DA4
square
#A42D55 #90A42D #2DA47C #402DA4
split-complementary
#A42D55 #2DA440 #2D90A4
monochromatic
#441323 #74203C #A42D55 #CB4371 #D97395
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.81
#A42D55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#A42D55 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42D55
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42D55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42D55 | 1.00 | 6.81 | 3.09 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484C56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#686352
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2173E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42d55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 45, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.157 4.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c47084',
500: '#a42d55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42d55; $custom-light: #c47084; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42d55",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 45,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 339.832,
"s": 56.938,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49104,
"c": 0.15703,
"h": 4.8
},
"luminance": 0.10425
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42D55
secondary
#6DC0A4
accent
#E0AD48
background
#FCF7F8
surface
#F9EDEF
border
#D2C8CA
text
#14080A
muted
#827B7C