#A9234C#A9234C
#A9234C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.170 H 8.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9234C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 35, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(342, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(342, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 55%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.13, 55.24, 10.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.13, 56.16, 10.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.86% 0.168 0.0258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.86% 0.17 8.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2695, 10.1615, 7.8354) |
| Luminance | 0.1016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 2.11
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 2.21
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.71
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.15
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.21
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9234C #23A980
analogous
#A9238F #A9234C #A93D23
triadic
#A9234C #4CA923 #234CA9
tetradic
#A9234C #8FA923 #23A980 #3D23A9
square
#A9234C #8FA923 #23A980 #3D23A9
split-complementary
#A9234C #23A93D #238FA9
monochromatic
#440E1E #761935 #A9234C #D53465 #DF678C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.93
#A9234C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.03
#A9234C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9234C
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9234C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9234C | 1.00 | 6.93 | 3.03 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47494D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6349
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9234c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 35, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.170 8.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96c7d',
500: '#a9234c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9234c; $custom-light: #c96c7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9234c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 35,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 341.642,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48856,
"c": 0.16997,
"h": 8.7
},
"luminance": 0.10159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9234C
secondary
#63C5A7
accent
#E9B53F
background
#FDF6F7
surface
#FAECEE
border
#D3C7C9
text
#140809
muted
#837A7B