#A8292C#A8292C

#A8292C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.163 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8292C
RGB	rgb(168, 41, 44)
HSL	hsl(359, 61%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 73.8%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.01, 51.08, 30.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.01, 59.27, 30.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% 0.1485 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.163 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3980, 10.0952, 3.4149)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8292C #29A8A5

analogous

#A8296B #A8292C #A86529

triadic

#A8292C #2CA829 #292CA8

tetradic

#A8292C #6BA829 #29A8A5 #6529A8

square

#A8292C #6BA829 #29A8A5 #6529A8

split-complementary

#A8292C #29A865 #296BA8

monochromatic

#461112 #771D1F #A8292C #D03E42 #DC6F72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#A8292C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A8292C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8292C

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8292C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8292C	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6327

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8292c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 41, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.163 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6d65',
    500: '#a8292c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8292c;
$custom-light: #ca6d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8292c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.583,
    "s": 60.766,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48538,
    "c": 0.16336,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8292C

secondary

#6AC3C1

accent

#E4E044

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FBECEB

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8292C

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

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