#A43232#A43232

#A43232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.150 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43232
RGB	rgb(164, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 69.5%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.56, 46.69, 26.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.56, 53.87, 29.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.84% 0.1364 0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(48.84% 0.15 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.0280, 10.4065, 4.1290)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A43232 #32A4A4

analogous

#A4326B #A43232 #A46B32

triadic

#A43232 #32A432 #3232A4

tetradic

#A43232 #6BA432 #32A4A4 #6B32A4

square

#A43232 #6BA432 #32A4A4 #6B32A4

split-complementary

#A43232 #32A46B #326BA4

monochromatic

#461515 #752424 #A43232 #C84B4B #D67A7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#A43232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#A43232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43232

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43232	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524B31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E642F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.150 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6716a',
    500: '#a43232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43232;
$custom-light: #c6716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48836,
    "c": 0.15001,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43232

secondary

#73BFBF

accent

#DDDD4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43232

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

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