#A8283D#A8283D

#A8283D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.163 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8283D
RGB	rgb(168, 40, 61)
HSL	hsl(350, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 76%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 63.7%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, 52.32, 19.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 55.91, 20.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% 0.1561 0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.163 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7514, 10.1820, 5.4446)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8283D #28A893

analogous

#A8287D #A8283D #A85328

triadic

#A8283D #3DA828 #283DA8

tetradic

#A8283D #7DA828 #28A893 #5328A8

square

#A8283D #7DA828 #28A893 #5328A8

split-complementary

#A8283D #28A853 #287DA8

monochromatic

#451019 #771C2B #A8283D #D13D55 #DC6E80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#A8283D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#A8283D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8283D

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8283D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8283D	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C493D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6439

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B80031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8283d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 40, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.163 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c96d72',
    500: '#a8283d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8283d;
$custom-light: #c96d72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8283d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.156,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48741,
    "c": 0.16322,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8283D

secondary

#69C3B4

accent

#E5CA43

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEC

border

#D3C7C7

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8283D

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

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