#A42E32#A42E32

#A42E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.154 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42E32
RGB	rgb(164, 46, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72%, 69.5%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 48.27, 26.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 54.91, 28.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.4% 0.1414 0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(48.4% 0.154 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.8644, 10.0793, 4.0745)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42E32 #2EA4A0

analogous

#A42E6D #A42E32 #A4652E

triadic

#A42E32 #32A42E #2E32A4

tetradic

#A42E32 #6DA42E #2EA4A0 #652EA4

square

#A42E32 #6DA42E #2EA4A0 #652EA4

split-complementary

#A42E32 #2EA465 #2E6DA4

monochromatic

#441315 #742123 #A42E32 #CB4549 #D87478

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#A42E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A42E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42E32

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42E32	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4931

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D632E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40331

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.154 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66f6a',
    500: '#a42e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42e32;
$custom-light: #c66f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.966,
    "s": 56.19,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48404,
    "c": 0.15398,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42E32

secondary

#6EC0BD

accent

#DFDA48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42E32

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

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