#A82542#A82542
#A82542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.166 H 13.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A82542 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 37, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78%, 60.7%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.92, 53.62, 16.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.92, 56.02, 16.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.59% 0.1613 0.0398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.59% 0.166 13.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7952, 10.0439, 6.1549) |
| Luminance | 0.1004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.37
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.18
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.37
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.39
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.48
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A82542 #25A88B
analogous
#A82583 #A82542 #A84A25
triadic
#A82542 #42A825 #2542A8
tetradic
#A82542 #83A825 #25A88B #4A25A8
square
#A82542 #83A825 #25A88B #4A25A8
split-complementary
#A82542 #25A84A #2583A8
monochromatic
#440F1B #761A2E #A82542 #D3375A #DE6983
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.98
#A82542 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#A82542 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A82542
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A82542 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A82542 | 1.00 | 6.98 | 3.01 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4842
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B633F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B80031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a82542; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 37, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.166 13.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96c76',
500: '#a82542',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a82542; $custom-light: #c96c76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a82542",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 37,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.718,
"s": 63.902,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48591,
"c": 0.16612,
"h": 13.9
},
"luminance": 0.10041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A82542
secondary
#65C4AF
accent
#E7C241
background
#FDF6F7
surface
#FAECED
border
#D3C7C8
text
#140808
muted
#837B7B