#A9234E#A9234E
#A9234E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.170 H 7.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9234E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 35, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(341, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(341, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 53.8%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.18, 55.39, 8.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.18, 56.11, 9.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.91% 0.1688 0.0229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.91% 0.17 7.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3401, 10.1898, 8.2073) |
| Luminance | 0.1019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 2.06
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 2.28
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.99
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.04
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.11
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9234E #23A97E
analogous
#A92391 #A9234E #A93B23
triadic
#A9234E #4EA923 #234EA9
tetradic
#A9234E #91A923 #23A97E #3B23A9
square
#A9234E #91A923 #23A97E #3B23A9
split-complementary
#A9234E #23A93B #2391A9
monochromatic
#440E1F #761937 #A9234E #D53468 #DF678E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.91
#A9234E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.04
#A9234E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9234E
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9234E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9234E | 1.00 | 6.91 | 3.04 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#47494F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A634B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9234e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 35, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.170 7.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96c7f',
500: '#a9234e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9234e; $custom-light: #c96c7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9234e",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 35,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 340.746,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48909,
"c": 0.17032,
"h": 7.7
},
"luminance": 0.10187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9234E
secondary
#63C5A6
accent
#E9B23F
background
#FDF6F7
surface
#FAECEE
border
#D3C7C9
text
#14080A
muted
#837A7C