#A42F4A#A42F4A
#A42F4A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.153 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A42F4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 47, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 54.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.59, 49.49, 11.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.59, 50.90, 13.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.01% 0.1498 0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.01% 0.153 11.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5640, 10.4224, 7.5641) |
| Luminance | 0.1042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.17
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.21
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.53
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.65
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.20
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A42F4A #2FA489
analogous
#A42F85 #A42F4A #A44F2F
triadic
#A42F4A #4AA42F #2F4AA4
tetradic
#A42F4A #85A42F #2FA489 #4F2FA4
square
#A42F4A #85A42F #2FA489 #4F2FA4
split-complementary
#A42F4A #2FA44F #2F85A4
monochromatic
#45141F #742135 #A42F4A #CA4665 #D8768C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.81
#A42F4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.08
#A42F4A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A42F4A
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A42F4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A42F4A | 1.00 | 6.81 | 3.08 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4C4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6447
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3153A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a42f4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 47, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.153 11.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5707c',
500: '#a42f4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a42f4a; $custom-light: #c5707c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a42f4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 47,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.154,
"s": 55.45,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49006,
"c": 0.15279,
"h": 11.3
},
"luminance": 0.1042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A42F4A
secondary
#6FC0AD
accent
#DFBC49
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F9EDEE
border
#D2C8C9
text
#140809
muted
#827B7B