#A9234D#A9234D
#A9234D is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.170 H 8.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9234D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 35, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(341, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(341, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 54.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.16, 55.31, 9.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.16, 56.13, 9.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.88% 0.1684 0.0244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.88% 0.17 8.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3045, 10.1755, 8.0200) |
| Luminance | 0.1017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 2.06
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 2.22
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.86
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.15
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.15
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9234D #23A97F
analogous
#A92390 #A9234D #A93C23
triadic
#A9234D #4DA923 #234DA9
tetradic
#A9234D #90A923 #23A97F #3C23A9
square
#A9234D #90A923 #23A97F #3C23A9
split-complementary
#A9234D #23A93C #2390A9
monochromatic
#440E1F #761936 #A9234D #D53467 #DF678D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.92
#A9234D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.03
#A9234D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9234D
6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9234D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9234D | 1.00 | 6.92 | 3.03 | 6.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47494E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A634A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9234d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 35, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.170 8.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96c7e',
500: '#a9234d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9234d; $custom-light: #c96c7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9234d",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 35,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 341.194,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48882,
"c": 0.17014,
"h": 8.2
},
"luminance": 0.10173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9234D
secondary
#63C5A6
accent
#E9B43F
background
#FDF6F7
surface
#FAECEE
border
#D3C7C9
text
#140809
muted
#837A7B