#A4312A#A4312A
#A4312A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.152 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4312A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 49, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 74.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.30, 46.69, 31.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.30, 56.25, 33.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.61% 0.1347 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.61% 0.152 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8279, 10.2588, 3.2841) |
| Luminance | 0.1026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.64
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.03
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.27
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.35
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.52
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4312A #2A9DA4
analogous
#A42A60 #A4312A #A46E2A
triadic
#A4312A #2AA431 #312AA4
tetradic
#A4312A #60A42A #2A9DA4 #6E2AA4
square
#A4312A #60A42A #2A9DA4 #6E2AA4
split-complementary
#A4312A #2AA46E #2A60A4
monochromatic
#431411 #73221E #A4312A #CD463E #DA756E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.88
#A4312A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#A4312A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A4312A
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4312A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4312A | 1.00 | 6.88 | 3.05 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6326
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B50A30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4312a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 49, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.152 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c77064',
500: '#a4312a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4312a; $custom-light: #c77064; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4312a",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 49,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.443,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48606,
"c": 0.15216,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.10256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4312A
secondary
#69BCC1
accent
#D9E245
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B7A