#A8202A#A8202A

#A8202A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.171 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8202A
RGB	rgb(168, 32, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 68%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 81%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 75%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 53.81, 30.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 61.65, 29.21°)
OKLab	oklab(47.76% 0.1567 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(47.76% 0.171 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.0849, 9.5277, 3.1295)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8202A #20A89E

analogous

#A8206E #A8202A #A85A20

triadic

#A8202A #2AA820 #202AA8

tetradic

#A8202A #6EA820 #20A89E #5A20A8

square

#A8202A #6EA820 #20A89E #5A20A8

split-complementary

#A8202A #20A85A #206EA8

monochromatic

#410C10 #75161D #A8202A #D72E3A #E1616B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#A8202A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#A8202A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8202A

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8202A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8202A	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4429

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6125

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B90025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8202a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 32, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.171 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6a63',
    500: '#a8202a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8202a;
$custom-light: #cb6a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8202a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.588,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47763,
    "c": 0.17071,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8202A

secondary

#5EC6BE

accent

#EBDE3D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8202A

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

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