#A82837#A82837
#A82837 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.163 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A82837 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 40, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 76%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 67.3%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.06, 51.97, 23.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.06, 56.97, 24.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.63% 0.1538 0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.63% 0.163 19.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5987, 10.1209, 4.6406) |
| Luminance | 0.1012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.30
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.35
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.52
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.69
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.19
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A82837 #28A899
analogous
#A82877 #A82837 #A85928
triadic
#A82837 #37A828 #2837A8
tetradic
#A82837 #77A828 #28A899 #5928A8
square
#A82837 #77A828 #28A899 #5928A8
split-complementary
#A82837 #28A859 #2877A8
monochromatic
#451017 #771C27 #A82837 #D13D4E #DC6E7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.95
#A82837 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.02
#A82837 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A82837
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A82837 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A82837 | 1.00 | 6.95 | 3.02 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4837
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6333
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a82837; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 40, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.163 19.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96d6d',
500: '#a82837',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a82837; $custom-light: #c96d6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a82837",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 40,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.969,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48625,
"c": 0.16334,
"h": 19.7
},
"luminance": 0.10118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A82837
secondary
#69C3B9
accent
#E5D243
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150807
muted
#837A7A