#A82222#A82222

#A82222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.170 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A82222
RGB	rgb(168, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.8%, 79.8%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.09, 52.94, 34.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.09, 63.42, 33.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.1522 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.17 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0113, 9.5871, 2.4679)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A82222 #22A8A8

analogous

#A82265 #A82222 #A86522

triadic

#A82222 #22A822 #2222A8

tetradic

#A82222 #65A822 #22A8A8 #6522A8

square

#A82222 #65A822 #22A8A8 #6522A8

split-complementary

#A82222 #22A865 #2265A8

monochromatic

#420D0D #751818 #A82222 #D53232 #E06565

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#A82222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#A82222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A82222

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A82222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A82222	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)

#4C4520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D621C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B90024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a82222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.170 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb6a5e',
    500: '#a82222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a82222;
$custom-light: #cb6a5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a82222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 66.337,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47814,
    "c": 0.1701,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A82222

secondary

#61C5C5

accent

#E9E93F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A82222

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

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