#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 47, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 73.8%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.03, 47.54, 30.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.03, 56.46, 32.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.4% 0.1376 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.4% 0.154 26.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7643, 10.1025, 3.3523) |
| Luminance | 0.1010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.93
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.15
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.01
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.06
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.36
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.62
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42F2B | 1.00 | 6.95 | 3.02 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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