#A82A38#A82A38
#A82A38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.161 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A82A38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 42, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 66.7%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.32, 51.34, 23.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.32, 56.28, 24.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.83% 0.152 0.0546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.83% 0.161 19.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6921, 10.2689, 4.7911) |
| Luminance | 0.1027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.45
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.40
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.58
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.77
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.14
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A82A38 #2AA89A
analogous
#A82A77 #A82A38 #A85B2A
triadic
#A82A38 #38A82A #2A38A8
tetradic
#A82A38 #77A82A #2AA89A #5B2AA8
square
#A82A38 #77A82A #2AA89A #5B2AA8
split-complementary
#A82A38 #2AA85B #2A77A8
monochromatic
#461217 #771E28 #A82A38 #CF4050 #DB717D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.88
#A82A38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#A82A38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A82A38
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A82A38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A82A38 | 1.00 | 6.88 | 3.05 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4938
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6434
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a82a38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 42, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.161 19.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96e6e',
500: '#a82a38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a82a38; $custom-light: #c96e6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a82a38",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 42,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.333,
"s": 60,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48826,
"c": 0.16147,
"h": 19.8
},
"luminance": 0.10266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A82A38
secondary
#6BC3B9
accent
#E3D245
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A