#A43C2C#A43C2C
#A43C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.141 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A43C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 60, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.4%, 73.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.10, 42.02, 32.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.10, 52.96, 37.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.96% 0.1205 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.96% 0.141 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3822, 11.3085, 3.6498) |
| Luminance | 0.1131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.06
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.26
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.43
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.56
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.88
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A43C2C #2C94A4
analogous
#A42C58 #A43C2C #A4782C
triadic
#A43C2C #2CA43C #3C2CA4
tetradic
#A43C2C #58A42C #2C94A4 #782CA4
square
#A43C2C #58A42C #2C94A4 #782CA4
split-complementary
#A43C2C #2CA478 #2C58A4
monochromatic
#431912 #742A1F #A43C2C #CC5441 #D97F71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.44
#A43C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.26
#A43C2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A43C2C
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A43C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A43C2C | 1.00 | 6.44 | 3.26 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59502A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726729
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B42339
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a43c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 60, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.141 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c67666',
500: '#a43c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a43c2c; $custom-light: #c67666; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a43c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 60,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4996,
"c": 0.1409,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.11306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A43C2C
secondary
#6BB5C0
accent
#CCE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140906
muted
#837B7A