#A9203B#A9203B
#A9203B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.171 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9203B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 32, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 68%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 81%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 65.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.46, 54.95, 20.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.46, 58.51, 20.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.24% 0.164 0.0482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.24% 0.171 16.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6700, 9.7865, 5.0954) |
| Luminance | 0.0978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 1.22
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.67
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.86
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.62
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.75
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9203B #20A98E
analogous
#A92080 #A9203B #A94A20
triadic
#A9203B #3BA920 #203BA9
tetradic
#A9203B #80A920 #20A98E #4A20A9
square
#A9203B #80A920 #20A98E #4A20A9
split-complementary
#A9203B #20A94A #2080A9
monochromatic
#420D17 #761629 #A9203B #D82F50 #E1627B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.10
#A9203B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.96
#A9203B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9203B
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9203B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9203B | 1.00 | 7.10 | 2.96 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49463B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6237
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9203b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 32, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.171 16.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca6a70',
500: '#a9203b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9203b; $custom-light: #ca6a70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9203b",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 32,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.175,
"s": 68.159,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48238,
"c": 0.17097,
"h": 16.4
},
"luminance": 0.09784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9203B
secondary
#5FC6B2
accent
#EBC93D
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEC
border
#D3C7C7
text
#150707
muted
#837A7A