#A42E1E#A42E1E
#A42E1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.157 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 46, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 69%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 82%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 81.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.74, 47.42, 37.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.74, 60.49, 38.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.14% 0.1345 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.14% 0.157 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5231, 9.9428, 2.2772) |
| Luminance | 0.0994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.58
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.77
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.59
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.14
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 4.24
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42E1E #1E94A4
analogous
#A41E51 #A42E1E #A4711E
triadic
#A42E1E #1EA42E #2E1EA4
tetradic
#A42E1E #51A41E #1E94A4 #711EA4
square
#A42E1E #51A41E #1E94A4 #711EA4
split-complementary
#A42E1E #1EA471 #1E51A4
monochromatic
#3D110B #701F15 #A42E1E #D83D28 #E16B5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#A42E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#A42E1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42E1E
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42E1E | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#51481B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6218
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.157 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86f5b',
500: '#a42e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42e1e; $custom-light: #c86f5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 46,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.164,
"s": 69.072,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48143,
"c": 0.1569,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.0994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42E1E
secondary
#59B8C5
accent
#D7EC3C
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#150804
muted
#837B79