#A9234A#A9234A
#A9234A is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.170 H 9.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9234A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 35, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 56.2%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.08, 55.08, 11.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.08, 56.24, 11.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.8% 0.1672 0.0287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.8% 0.17 9.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2010, 10.1341, 7.4749) |
| Luminance | 0.1013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 2.31
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 2.35
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.44
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.55
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.37
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9234A #23A982
analogous
#A9238D #A9234A #A93F23
triadic
#A9234A #4AA923 #234AA9
tetradic
#A9234A #8DA923 #23A982 #3F23A9
square
#A9234A #8DA923 #23A982 #3F23A9
split-complementary
#A9234A #23A93F #238DA9
monochromatic
#440E1E #761934 #A9234A #D53463 #DF678A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.94
#A9234A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.03
#A9234A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9234A
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9234A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9234A | 1.00 | 6.94 | 3.03 | 6.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48484B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6347
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9234a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 35, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.170 9.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96c7c',
500: '#a9234a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9234a; $custom-light: #c96c7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9234a",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 35,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 342.537,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48804,
"c": 0.16966,
"h": 9.7
},
"luminance": 0.10131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9234A
secondary
#63C5A8
accent
#E9B73F
background
#FDF6F7
surface
#FAECEE
border
#D3C7C9
text
#140809
muted
#837A7B