#A43237#A43237

#A43237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.149 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43237
RGB	rgb(164, 50, 55)
HSL	hsl(357, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 66.5%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 46.97, 23.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 52.71, 26.98°)
OKLab	oklab(48.92% 0.1383 0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(48.92% 0.149 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.1418, 10.4520, 4.7285)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A43237 #32A49F

analogous

#A43270 #A43237 #A46632

triadic

#A43237 #37A432 #3237A4

tetradic

#A43237 #70A432 #32A49F #6632A4

square

#A43237 #70A432 #32A49F #6632A4

split-complementary

#A43237 #32A466 #3270A4

monochromatic

#461518 #752427 #A43237 #C84B51 #D67A7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#A43237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#A43237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43237

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43237	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)

#514C36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41235

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 50, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.149 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6716d',
    500: '#a43237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43237;
$custom-light: #c6716d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.368,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48921,
    "c": 0.14946,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43237

secondary

#73BFBC

accent

#DDD64B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43237

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

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