#A43338#A43338
#A43338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.148 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A43338 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 51, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 53%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 69%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 65.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.81, 46.62, 23.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.81, 52.21, 26.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.05% 0.1374 0.0558) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.05% 0.148 22.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2092, 10.5481, 4.8704) |
| Luminance | 0.1055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.46
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.30
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.60
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.85
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.87
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A43338 #33A49F
analogous
#A43371 #A43338 #A46733
triadic
#A43338 #38A433 #3338A4
tetradic
#A43338 #71A433 #33A49F #6733A4
square
#A43338 #71A433 #33A49F #6733A4
split-complementary
#A43338 #33A467 #3371A4
monochromatic
#471618 #752428 #A43338 #C84D52 #D67B7F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.75
#A43338 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.11
#A43338 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A43338
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A43338 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A43338 | 1.00 | 6.75 | 3.11 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514C37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6435
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B41536
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a43338; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 51, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.148 22.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6726e',
500: '#a43338',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a43338; $custom-light: #c6726e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a43338",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 51,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.345,
"s": 52.558,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49051,
"c": 0.14832,
"h": 22.1
},
"luminance": 0.10546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A43338
secondary
#74BFBB
accent
#DCD64C
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEC
border
#D3C8C7
text
#140807
muted
#837B7A