#A43236#A43236

#A43236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.150 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43236
RGB	rgb(164, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 67.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 46.91, 24.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 52.93, 27.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.9% 0.138 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(48.9% 0.15 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.1181, 10.4425, 4.6035)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A43236 #32A4A0

analogous

#A4326F #A43236 #A46732

triadic

#A43236 #36A432 #3236A4

tetradic

#A43236 #6FA432 #32A4A0 #6732A4

square

#A43236 #6FA432 #32A4A0 #6732A4

split-complementary

#A43236 #32A467 #326FA4

monochromatic

#461517 #752427 #A43236 #C84B4F #D67A7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#A43236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#A43236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43236

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43236	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41235

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.150 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6716d',
    500: '#a43236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43236;
$custom-light: #c6716d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.895,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48903,
    "c": 0.14955,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43236

secondary

#73BFBC

accent

#DDD84B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43236

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

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