#A8212A#A8212A
#A8212A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.170 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8212A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 33, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 67%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 80%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 75%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.08, 53.53, 30.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.08, 61.46, 29.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.84% 0.1558 0.068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.84% 0.17 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1123, 9.5824, 3.1386) |
| Luminance | 0.0958 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.60
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.70
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.50
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.67
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.57
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8212A #21A89F
analogous
#A8216E #A8212A #A85C21
triadic
#A8212A #2AA821 #212AA8
tetradic
#A8212A #6EA821 #21A89F #5C21A8
square
#A8212A #6EA821 #21A89F #5C21A8
split-complementary
#A8212A #21A85C #216EA8
monochromatic
#420D10 #75171D #A8212A #D6303B #E0636B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.20
#A8212A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#A8212A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8212A
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8212A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8212A | 1.00 | 7.20 | 2.92 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4529
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6225
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8212a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 33, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.170 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb6a63',
500: '#a8212a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8212a; $custom-light: #cb6a63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8212a",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 33,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356,
"s": 67.164,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47838,
"c": 0.16998,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.0958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8212A
secondary
#5FC5BF
accent
#EADF3E
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECEA
border
#D4C7C6
text
#150705
muted
#837A79