#A43A27#A43A27

#A43A27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.144 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43A27
RGB	rgb(164, 58, 39)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.6%, 76.2%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.69, 42.70, 34.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.69, 54.98, 39.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.1216 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.144 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1910, 11.0676, 3.1501)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A43A27 #2791A4

analogous

#A42753 #A43A27 #A47927

triadic

#A43A27 #27A43A #3A27A4

tetradic

#A43A27 #53A427 #2791A4 #7927A4

square

#A43A27 #53A427 #2791A4 #7927A4

split-complementary

#A43A27 #27A479 #2753A4

monochromatic

#41170F #73291B #A43A27 #D04F38 #DC7B6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#A43A27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#A43A27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43A27

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43A27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43A27	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#584F24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726623

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41E36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43a27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 58, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.144 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c77562',
    500: '#a43a27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43a27;
$custom-light: #c77562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43a27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.12,
    "s": 61.576,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49639,
    "c": 0.14398,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43A27

secondary

#65B4C2

accent

#CCE543

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDEA

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140905

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43A27

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

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