#A43438#A43438

#A43438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.147 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43438
RGB	rgb(164, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 52%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 65.9%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 46.20, 23.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 51.92, 27.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.1361 0.0562)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.147 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2534, 10.6365, 4.8851)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A43438 #34A4A0

analogous

#A43470 #A43438 #A46834

triadic

#A43438 #38A434 #3438A4

tetradic

#A43438 #70A434 #34A4A0 #6834A4

square

#A43438 #70A434 #34A4A0 #6834A4

split-complementary

#A43438 #34A468 #3470A4

monochromatic

#471718 #762528 #A43438 #C74E53 #D67D80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#A43438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#A43438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43438

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43438	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524D37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41736

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.147 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6726e',
    500: '#a43438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43438;
$custom-light: #c6726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.857,
    "s": 51.852,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49165,
    "c": 0.14726,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43438

secondary

#75BFBC

accent

#DBD64C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43438

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

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