#A8273F#A8273F
#A8273F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.164 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8273F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 39, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 77%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 62.5%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.09, 52.78, 18.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.09, 55.88, 19.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.7% 0.158 0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.7% 0.164 15.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7730, 10.1374, 5.7225) |
| Luminance | 0.1013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.05
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.03
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.05
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.35
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.67
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8273F #27A890
analogous
#A8277F #A8273F #A84F27
triadic
#A8273F #3FA827 #273FA8
tetradic
#A8273F #7FA827 #27A890 #4F27A8
square
#A8273F #7FA827 #27A890 #4F27A8
split-complementary
#A8273F #27A84F #277FA8
monochromatic
#45101A #761B2C #A8273F #D13B57 #DD6C81
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.94
#A8273F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.03
#A8273F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8273F
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8273F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8273F | 1.00 | 6.94 | 3.03 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B493F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C633B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B80031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8273f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 39, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.164 15.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96d73',
500: '#a8273f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8273f; $custom-light: #c96d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8273f",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 39,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.837,
"s": 62.319,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48695,
"c": 0.16417,
"h": 15.7
},
"luminance": 0.10135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8273F
secondary
#67C3B2
accent
#E5C742
background
#FDF6F7
surface
#FAECED
border
#D3C7C8
text
#140808
muted
#837B7B