#A6262C#A6262C
#A6262C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.164 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6262C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 38, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 63%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 77%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 73.5%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.26, 51.47, 29.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.26, 59.11, 29.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.91% 0.15 0.0661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.91% 0.164 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8756, 9.6777, 3.3618) |
| Luminance | 0.0968 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.31
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.90
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.84
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.98
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.94
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6262C #26A6A0
analogous
#A6266C #A6262C #A66026
triadic
#A6262C #2CA626 #262CA6
tetradic
#A6262C #6CA626 #26A6A0 #6026A6
square
#A6262C #6CA626 #26A6A0 #6026A6
split-complementary
#A6262C #26A660 #266CA6
monochromatic
#420F12 #741B1F #A6262C #D1383F #DD6A6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.16
#A6262C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.93
#A6262C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A6262C
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6262C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6262C | 1.00 | 7.16 | 2.93 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D462B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6227
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6262c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 38, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.164 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96c65',
500: '#a6262c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6262c; $custom-light: #c96c65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6262c",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 38,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.188,
"s": 62.745,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47905,
"c": 0.16388,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.09675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6262C
secondary
#65C3BF
accent
#E6DE42
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150705
muted
#837A7A