#A8282C#A8282C

#A8282C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.164 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8282C
RGB	rgb(168, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 73.8%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.89, 51.42, 29.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.89, 59.49, 30.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.45% 0.1496 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(48.45% 0.164 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3639, 10.0270, 3.4035)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8282C #28A8A4

analogous

#A8286C #A8282C #A86428

triadic

#A8282C #2CA828 #282CA8

tetradic

#A8282C #6CA828 #28A8A4 #6428A8

square

#A8282C #6CA828 #28A8A4 #6428A8

split-complementary

#A8282C #28A864 #286CA8

monochromatic

#451012 #771C1F #A8282C #D13D41 #DC6E71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#A8282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#A8282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8282C

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8282C	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)

#4E482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6327

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.164 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6d65',
    500: '#a8282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8282c;
$custom-light: #ca6d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.125,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48447,
    "c": 0.16421,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8282C

secondary

#69C3C0

accent

#E5E043

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8282C

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

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