#A43234#A43234

#A43234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.150 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43234
RGB	rgb(164, 50, 52)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 68.3%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 46.80, 25.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 53.39, 28.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% 0.1372 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.15 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0721, 10.4241, 4.3612)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A43234 #32A4A2

analogous

#A4326D #A43234 #A46932

triadic

#A43234 #34A432 #3234A4

tetradic

#A43234 #6DA432 #32A4A2 #6932A4

square

#A43234 #6DA432 #32A4A2 #6932A4

split-complementary

#A43234 #32A469 #326DA4

monochromatic

#461516 #752425 #A43234 #C84B4D #D67A7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#A43234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#A43234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43234

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43234	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)

#514B33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6431

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41134

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 50, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.150 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6716b',
    500: '#a43234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43234;
$custom-light: #c6716b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.947,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48869,
    "c": 0.14977,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43234

secondary

#73BFBE

accent

#DDDA4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43234

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

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