#A42E2D#A42E2D

#A42E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.155 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42E2D
RGB	rgb(164, 46, 45)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72%, 72.6%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 48.02, 29.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 56.17, 31.25°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.1395 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.155 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7624, 10.0385, 3.5371)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42E2D #2DA3A4

analogous

#A42D67 #A42E2D #A4692D

triadic

#A42E2D #2DA42E #2E2DA4

tetradic

#A42E2D #67A42D #2DA3A4 #692DA4

square

#A42E2D #67A42D #2DA3A4 #692DA4

split-complementary

#A42E2D #2DA469 #2D67A4

monochromatic

#441313 #742120 #A42E2D #CB4443 #D97473

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#A42E2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#A42E2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42E2D

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42E2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42E2D	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5012F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42e2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.155 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c76f66',
    500: '#a42e2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42e2d;
$custom-light: #c76f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42e2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.504,
    "s": 56.938,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48326,
    "c": 0.15458,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42E2D

secondary

#6DBFC0

accent

#DFE048

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42E2D

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

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