#A43226#A43226
#A43226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.152 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A43226 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 50, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 76.8%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.40, 46.12, 33.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.40, 57.18, 36.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.67% 0.1321 0.0751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.67% 0.152 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8022, 10.3162, 2.9398) |
| Luminance | 0.1031 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.94
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.09
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.94
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.12
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.35
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A43226 #2698A4
analogous
#A42659 #A43226 #A47126
triadic
#A43226 #26A432 #3226A4
tetradic
#A43226 #59A426 #2698A4 #7126A4
square
#A43226 #59A426 #2698A4 #7126A4
split-complementary
#A43226 #26A471 #2659A4
monochromatic
#41140F #72231A #A43226 #D14537 #DC7368
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.86
#A43226 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.06
#A43226 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A43226
6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A43226 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A43226 | 1.00 | 6.86 | 3.06 | 6.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534B24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6422
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B50B30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a43226; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 50, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.152 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c77161',
500: '#a43226',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a43226; $custom-light: #c77161; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a43226",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 50,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.714,
"s": 62.376,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48667,
"c": 0.15189,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.10314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A43226
secondary
#64B9C2
accent
#D6E542
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79