#A8273D#A8273D

#A8273D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.164 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8273D
RGB	rgb(168, 39, 61)
HSL	hsl(350, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 77%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 63.7%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.05, 52.66, 19.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.05, 56.17, 20.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.65% 0.1572 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(48.65% 0.164 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7181, 10.1154, 5.4335)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8273D #27A892

analogous

#A8277E #A8273D #A85127

triadic

#A8273D #3DA827 #273DA8

tetradic

#A8273D #7EA827 #27A892 #5127A8

square

#A8273D #7EA827 #27A892 #5127A8

split-complementary

#A8273D #27A851 #277EA8

monochromatic

#451019 #761B2B #A8273D #D13B54 #DD6C80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#A8273D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A8273D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8273D

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8273D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8273D	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C483D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6339

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B80030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8273d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 39, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.164 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c96d72',
    500: '#a8273d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8273d;
$custom-light: #c96d72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8273d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.767,
    "s": 62.319,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48653,
    "c": 0.16413,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8273D

secondary

#67C3B4

accent

#E5CA42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEC

border

#D3C7C7

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8273D

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

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