#A8282D#A8282D
#A8282D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.164 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8282D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 40, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 76%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 73.2%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.90, 51.47, 29.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.90, 59.23, 29.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.46% 0.1499 0.0667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.46% 0.164 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3829, 10.0346, 3.5037) |
| Luminance | 0.1003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.22
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.59
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.59
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.37
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.68
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8282D #28A8A3
analogous
#A8286D #A8282D #A86328
triadic
#A8282D #2DA828 #282DA8
tetradic
#A8282D #6DA828 #28A8A3 #6328A8
square
#A8282D #6DA828 #28A8A3 #6328A8
split-complementary
#A8282D #28A863 #286DA8
monochromatic
#451013 #771C20 #A8282D #D13D42 #DC6E72
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#A8282D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#A8282D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8282D
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8282D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8282D | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.01 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E482C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6329
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8282d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 40, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.164 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca6d66',
500: '#a8282d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8282d; $custom-light: #ca6d66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8282d",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 40,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.656,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48461,
"c": 0.1641,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.10032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8282D
secondary
#69C3C0
accent
#E5DE43
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A