#A42F2B#A42F2B

#A42F2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.154 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#A42F2B
RGBrgb(164, 47, 43)
HSLhsl(2, 58%, 41%)
HSVhsv(2, 74%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71.3%, 73.8%, 35.7%)
CIE-LABlab(38.03, 47.54, 30.46)
CIE-LCHlch(38.03, 56.46, 32.65°)
OKLaboklab(48.4% 0.1376 0.069)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.154 26.6)
XYZxyz(16.7643, 10.1025, 3.3523)
Luminance0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#A42F2B #2BA0A4
analogous
#A42B64 #A42F2B #A46B2B
triadic
#A42F2B #2BA42F #2F2BA4
tetradic
#A42F2B #64A42B #2BA0A4 #6B2BA4
square
#A42F2B #64A42B #2BA0A4 #6B2BA4
split-complementary
#A42F2B #2BA46B #2B64A4
monochromatic
#431312 #74211E #A42F2B #CD443F #D97370

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95
#A42F2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02
#A42F2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42F2B
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##A42F2B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##A42F2B1.006.953.026.95
#FFFFFF6.951.0021.001.00
#0000003.0221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.951.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#514929
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5032F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #a42f2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 47, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.154 26.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77065',
    500: '#a42f2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #a42f2b;
$custom-light: #c77065;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#a42f2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.983,
    "s": 58.454,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48403,
    "c": 0.1539,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#A42F2B
secondary
#6ABEC1
accent
#DDE246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B7A

Preview Lab

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#A42F2B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva