#A8322E#A8322E
#A8322E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.155 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8322E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 50, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 72.6%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.25, 47.83, 30.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.25, 56.61, 32.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.47% 0.1386 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.47% 0.155 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7842, 10.8059, 3.7336) |
| Luminance | 0.1080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.63
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.03
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.28
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.41
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.45
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8322E #2EA4A8
analogous
#A82E67 #A8322E #A86F2E
triadic
#A8322E #2EA832 #322EA8
tetradic
#A8322E #67A82E #2EA4A8 #6F2EA8
square
#A8322E #67A82E #2EA4A8 #6F2EA8
split-complementary
#A8322E #2EA86F #2E67A8
monochromatic
#481514 #782421 #A8322E #CD4B47 #DA7A77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.64
#A8322E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#A8322E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8322E
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8322E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8322E | 1.00 | 6.64 | 3.16 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544C2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71662A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90A32
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8322e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 50, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.155 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca7267',
500: '#a8322e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8322e; $custom-light: #ca7267; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8322e",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 50,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.967,
"s": 57.009,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4947,
"c": 0.15486,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.10803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8322E
secondary
#70BFC2
accent
#DBE048
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A