#A8281C#A8281C
#A8281C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.166 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8281C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 40, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 71%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 83%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 83.3%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.71, 50.84, 38.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.71, 63.99, 37.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.26% 0.1444 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.26% 0.166 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1189, 9.9290, 2.1135) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.66
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.71
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.87
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.43
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.96
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8281C #1C9CA8
analogous
#A81C56 #A8281C #A86E1C
triadic
#A8281C #1CA828 #281CA8
tetradic
#A8281C #56A81C #1C9CA8 #6E1CA8
square
#A8281C #56A81C #1C9CA8 #6E1CA8
split-complementary
#A8281C #1CA86E #1C56A8
monochromatic
#3F0F0B #741C13 #A8281C #DB3626 #E4675B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#A8281C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#A8281C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8281C
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8281C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8281C | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504719
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6315
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8281c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 40, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.166 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb6d5a',
500: '#a8281c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8281c; $custom-light: #cb6d5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8281c",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 40,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.143,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4826,
"c": 0.16629,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.09926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8281C
secondary
#58BEC7
accent
#DFEE3A
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECE9
border
#D4C7C5
text
#150804
muted
#837B79