#A43239#A43239
#A43239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.149 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A43239 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 50, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 53%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 70%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 65.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.68, 47.09, 22.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.68, 52.28, 25.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.96% 0.1391 0.0541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.96% 0.149 21.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1907, 10.4716, 4.9861) |
| Luminance | 0.1047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.88
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.81
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.60
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.81
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.89
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A43239 #32A49D
analogous
#A43272 #A43239 #A46432
triadic
#A43239 #39A432 #3239A4
tetradic
#A43239 #72A432 #32A49D #6432A4
square
#A43239 #72A432 #32A49D #6432A4
split-complementary
#A43239 #32A464 #3272A4
monochromatic
#461518 #752429 #A43239 #C84B53 #D67A80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.79
#A43239 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#A43239 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A43239
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A43239 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A43239 | 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)
#514C38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6436
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B41336
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a43239; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 50, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.149 21.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6716f',
500: '#a43239',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a43239; $custom-light: #c6716f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a43239",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 50,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.316,
"s": 53.271,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48957,
"c": 0.14929,
"h": 21.2
},
"luminance": 0.10469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A43239
secondary
#73BFBA
accent
#DDD44B
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEC
border
#D3C8C7
text
#140807
muted
#837B7A