#A42F2C#A42F2C

#A42F2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.154 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42F2C
RGB	rgb(164, 47, 44)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 73.2%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 47.58, 29.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 56.19, 32.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.42% 0.1379 0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(48.42% 0.154 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.7828, 10.1099, 3.4501)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42F2C #2CA1A4

analogous

#A42C65 #A42F2C #A46B2C

triadic

#A42F2C #2CA42F #2F2CA4

tetradic

#A42F2C #65A42C #2CA1A4 #6B2CA4

square

#A42F2C #65A42C #2CA1A4 #6B2CA4

split-complementary

#A42F2C #2CA46B #2C65A4

monochromatic

#431312 #74211F #A42F2C #CC4541 #D97471

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#A42F2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A42F2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42F2C

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42F2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42F2C	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)

#51492B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6328

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B50430

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42f2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 47, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.154 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77065',
    500: '#a42f2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42f2c;
$custom-light: #c77065;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42f2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.5,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48417,
    "c": 0.15376,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42F2C

secondary

#6BBEC0

accent

#DDE147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42F2C

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

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