#A82A36#A82A36
#A82A36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.162 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A82A36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 42, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 67.9%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.29, 51.23, 24.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.29, 56.68, 25.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.79% 0.1512 0.057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.79% 0.162 20.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6442, 10.2498, 4.5387) |
| Luminance | 0.1025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.74
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.96
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.55
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.93
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.12
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A82A36 #2AA89C
analogous
#A82A75 #A82A36 #A85D2A
triadic
#A82A36 #36A82A #2A36A8
tetradic
#A82A36 #75A82A #2AA89C #5D2AA8
square
#A82A36 #75A82A #2AA89C #5D2AA8
split-complementary
#A82A36 #2AA85D #2A75A8
monochromatic
#461217 #771E26 #A82A36 #CF404E #DB717B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.89
#A82A36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#A82A36 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A82A36
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A82A36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A82A36 | 1.00 | 6.89 | 3.05 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4935
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6432
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a82a36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 42, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.162 20.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96e6d',
500: '#a82a36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a82a36; $custom-light: #c96e6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a82a36",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 42,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.286,
"s": 60,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4879,
"c": 0.16157,
"h": 20.7
},
"luminance": 0.10247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A82A36
secondary
#6BC3BA
accent
#E3D445
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A