#A8292E#A8292E

#A8292E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.163 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8292E
RGB	rgb(168, 41, 46)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 72.6%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 51.17, 28.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 58.76, 29.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.57% 0.1492 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(48.57% 0.163 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.4365, 10.1106, 3.6177)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8292E #29A8A3

analogous

#A8296D #A8292E #A86329

triadic

#A8292E #2EA829 #292EA8

tetradic

#A8292E #6DA829 #29A8A3 #6329A8

square

#A8292E #6DA829 #29A8A3 #6329A8

split-complementary

#A8292E #29A863 #296DA8

monochromatic

#461113 #771D21 #A8292E #D03E44 #DC6F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#A8292E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A8292E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8292E

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8292E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8292E	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)

#4F482D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8292e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 41, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.163 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6d67',
    500: '#a8292e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8292e;
$custom-light: #ca6d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8292e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.638,
    "s": 60.766,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48567,
    "c": 0.16314,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8292E

secondary

#6AC3BF

accent

#E4DE44

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8292E

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

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