#A42E5A#A42E5A
#A42E5A is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.157 H 2.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42E5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 46, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 45.1%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.88, 51.31, 2.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.88, 51.35, 2.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.36% 0.1571 0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.36% 0.157 2.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1337, 10.5870, 10.7595) |
| Luminance | 0.1058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 4.26
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.75
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.88
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.94
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.30
Dark Fuchsia
#9D0759
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42E5A #2EA478
analogous
#A42E95 #A42E5A #A43D2E
triadic
#A42E5A #5AA42E #2E5AA4
tetradic
#A42E5A #95A42E #2EA478 #3D2EA4
square
#A42E5A #95A42E #2EA478 #3D2EA4
split-complementary
#A42E5A #2EA43D #2E95A4
monochromatic
#441326 #742140 #A42E5A #CB4577 #D8749A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.74
#A42E5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#A42E5A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42E5A
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42E5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42E5A | 1.00 | 6.74 | 3.12 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484D5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#676457
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B21C40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42e5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 46, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.157 2.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c47088',
500: '#a42e5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42e5a; $custom-light: #c47088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42e5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 46,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 337.627,
"s": 56.19,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49356,
"c": 0.15724,
"h": 2.2
},
"luminance": 0.10585
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42E5A
secondary
#6EC0A1
accent
#DFA748
background
#FCF7F8
surface
#F9EDEF
border
#D2C8CA
text
#14080B
muted
#827B7C