#A42E38#A42E38

#A42E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.153 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42E38
RGB	rgb(164, 46, 56)
HSL	hsl(355, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(355, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72%, 65.9%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, 48.61, 22.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 53.60, 24.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.51% 0.1438 0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(48.51% 0.153 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0024, 10.1345, 4.8015)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42E38 #2EA49A

analogous

#A42E73 #A42E38 #A45F2E

triadic

#A42E38 #38A42E #2E38A4

tetradic

#A42E38 #73A42E #2EA49A #5F2EA4

square

#A42E38 #73A42E #2EA49A #5F2EA4

split-complementary

#A42E38 #2EA45F #2E73A4

monochromatic

#441317 #742128 #A42E38 #CB4550 #D8747D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#A42E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#A42E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42E38

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42E38	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4A37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6335

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40733

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.153 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66f6e',
    500: '#a42e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42e38;
$custom-light: #c66f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.915,
    "s": 56.19,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48509,
    "c": 0.15347,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42E38

secondary

#6EC0B9

accent

#DFD348

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42E38

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

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