#A42F2D#A42F2D

#A42F2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.154 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42F2D
RGB	rgb(164, 47, 45)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 72.6%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 47.63, 29.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 55.92, 31.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.43% 0.1383 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(48.43% 0.154 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8019, 10.1175, 3.5503)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42F2D #2DA2A4

analogous

#A42D66 #A42F2D #A46A2D

triadic

#A42F2D #2DA42F #2F2DA4

tetradic

#A42F2D #66A42D #2DA2A4 #6A2DA4

square

#A42F2D #66A42D #2DA2A4 #6A2DA4

split-complementary

#A42F2D #2DA46A #2D66A4

monochromatic

#441313 #742120 #A42F2D #CB4543 #D97573

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#A42F2D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A42F2D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42F2D

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42F2D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42F2D	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)

#50492C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40430

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42f2d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 47, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.154 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77066',
    500: '#a42f2d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42f2d;
$custom-light: #c77066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42f2d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.008,
    "s": 56.938,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48432,
    "c": 0.15362,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42F2D

secondary

#6DBFC0

accent

#DEE048

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42F2D

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

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