#A42E23#A42E23
#A42E23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.156 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 46, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 65%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 78.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.79, 47.59, 34.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.79, 58.99, 36.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.2% 0.1361 0.0765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.2% 0.156 29.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5921, 9.9704, 2.6406) |
| Luminance | 0.0997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.18
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.31
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.85
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.87
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.68
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42E23 #2399A4
analogous
#A42359 #A42E23 #A46F23
triadic
#A42E23 #23A42E #2E23A4
tetradic
#A42E23 #59A423 #2399A4 #6F23A4
square
#A42E23 #59A423 #2399A4 #6F23A4
split-complementary
#A42E23 #23A46F #2359A4
monochromatic
#3F120D #722018 #A42E23 #D33F31 #DE6E64
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#A42E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#A42E23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42E23
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42E23 | 1.00 | 7.01 | 2.99 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514821
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E621E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.156 29.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c76f5f',
500: '#a42e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42e23; $custom-light: #c76f5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 46,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.116,
"s": 64.824,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48196,
"c": 0.15608,
"h": 29.3
},
"luminance": 0.09968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42E23
secondary
#60BBC3
accent
#D9E840
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#150804
muted
#837B79