#A8282B#A8282B
#A8282B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.164 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8282B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 40, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 76%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 74.4%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.88, 51.38, 30.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.88, 59.75, 30.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.43% 0.1492 0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.43% 0.164 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3453, 10.0195, 3.3057) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.72
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.06
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.85
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.07
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.25
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8282B #28A8A5
analogous
#A8286B #A8282B #A86528
triadic
#A8282B #2BA828 #282BA8
tetradic
#A8282B #6BA828 #28A8A5 #6528A8
square
#A8282B #6BA828 #28A8A5 #6528A8
split-complementary
#A8282B #28A865 #286BA8
monochromatic
#451012 #771C1E #A8282B #D13D40 #DC6E71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#A8282B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#A8282B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8282B
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8282B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8282B | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E482A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6326
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8282b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 40, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.164 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca6d64',
500: '#a8282b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8282b; $custom-light: #ca6d64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8282b",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 40,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.594,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48433,
"c": 0.16432,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.10017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8282B
secondary
#69C3C1
accent
#E5E143
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FBECEB
border
#D4C7C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A