#A84342#A84342
#A84342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.134 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A84342 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 67, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 44%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 61%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.1%, 60.7%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.36, 41.52, 22.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.36, 47.01, 27.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.91% 0.1227 0.0533) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.91% 0.134 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.1407, 12.7349, 6.6034) |
| Luminance | 0.1273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.87
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.39
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.78
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.88
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.45
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A84342 #42A7A8
analogous
#A84274 #A84342 #A87642
triadic
#A84342 #42A843 #4342A8
tetradic
#A84342 #74A842 #42A7A8 #7642A8
square
#A84342 #74A842 #42A7A8 #7642A8
split-complementary
#A84342 #42A876 #4274A8
monochromatic
#50201F #7C3131 #A84342 #C26665 #D49191
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#A84342 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#A84342 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A84342
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A84342 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A84342 | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5741
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766C40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B83044
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a84342; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 67, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.134 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c77b76',
500: '#a84342',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a84342; $custom-light: #c77b76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a84342",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 67,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.588,
"s": 43.59,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51906,
"c": 0.13383,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.12732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A84342
secondary
#87BEBF
accent
#D2D354
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEEED
border
#D3C9C8
text
#140A08
muted
#837C7B