#A4342B#A4342B
#A4342B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.149 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4342B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 52, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 73.8%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.77, 45.50, 31.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.77, 55.23, 34.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.96% 0.1312 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.96% 0.149 28.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9757, 10.5254, 3.4228) |
| Luminance | 0.1052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.24
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.90
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.00
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.27
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.73
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4342B #2B9BA4
analogous
#A42B5E #A4342B #A4702B
triadic
#A4342B #2BA434 #342BA4
tetradic
#A4342B #5EA42B #2B9BA4 #702BA4
square
#A4342B #5EA42B #2B9BA4 #702BA4
split-complementary
#A4342B #2BA470 #2B5EA4
monochromatic
#431512 #74251E #A4342B #CD4A3F #D97870
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.76
#A4342B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#A4342B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A4342B
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4342B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4342B | 1.00 | 6.76 | 3.10 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544C29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6427
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B41333
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4342b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 52, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.149 28.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c77265',
500: '#a4342b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4342b; $custom-light: #c77265; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4342b",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 52,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.463,
"s": 58.454,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4896,
"c": 0.14909,
"h": 28.4
},
"luminance": 0.10523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4342B
secondary
#6ABAC1
accent
#D6E246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B7A