#A43238#A43238

#A43238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.149 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43238
RGB	rgb(164, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 65.9%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 47.03, 23.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 52.49, 26.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.1387 0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.149 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.1660, 10.4617, 4.8560)
Luminance	0.1046 (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

#A43238 #32A49E

analogous

#A43271 #A43238 #A46532

triadic

#A43238 #38A432 #3238A4

tetradic

#A43238 #71A432 #32A49E #6532A4

square

#A43238 #71A432 #32A49E #6532A4

split-complementary

#A43238 #32A465 #3271A4

monochromatic

#461518 #752428 #A43238 #C84B52 #D67A7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#A43238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#A43238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43238

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43238	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41335

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.149 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6716e',
    500: '#a43238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43238;
$custom-light: #c6716e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.842,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48939,
    "c": 0.14937,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43238

secondary

#73BFBB

accent

#DDD54B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43238

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

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