#A8283E#A8283E

#A8283E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.163 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8283E
RGB	rgb(168, 40, 62)
HSL	hsl(350, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 76%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 63.1%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 52.39, 19.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 55.76, 20.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% 0.1565 0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.163 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.7786, 10.1928, 5.5878)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8283E #28A892

analogous

#A8287E #A8283E #A85228

triadic

#A8283E #3EA828 #283EA8

tetradic

#A8283E #7EA828 #28A892 #5228A8

square

#A8283E #7EA828 #28A892 #5228A8

split-complementary

#A8283E #28A852 #287EA8

monochromatic

#45101A #771C2C #A8283E #D13D56 #DC6E81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#A8283E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#A8283E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8283E

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8283E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8283E	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C493E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C643A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B80031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8283e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 40, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.163 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c96d73',
    500: '#a8283e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8283e;
$custom-light: #c96d73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8283e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.688,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48761,
    "c": 0.16323,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8283E

secondary

#69C3B4

accent

#E5C943

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEC

border

#D3C7C7

text

#140808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8283E

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

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