#A9256A#A9256A
#A9256A is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.177 H 354.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9256A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 37, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(329, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(329, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 37.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.24, 57.41, -7.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.24, 57.88, 352.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.97% 0.1764 -0.0186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.97% 0.177 354) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6266, 10.8012, 14.6842) |
| Luminance | 0.1080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Deep Magenta
#A0025C
ΔE00 4.12
Dark Fuchsia
#9D0759
ΔE00 4.57
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 4.61
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 4.73
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 4.91
Dark Magenta
#960056
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9256A #25A964
analogous
#A625A9 #A9256A #A92528
triadic
#A9256A #6AA925 #256AA9
tetradic
#A9256A #A9A625 #25A964 #2528A9
square
#A9256A #A9A625 #25A964 #2528A9
split-complementary
#A9256A #28A925 #25A9A6
monochromatic
#450F2B #771A4B #A9256A #D33889 #DE6AA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.65
#A9256A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#A9256A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9256A
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9256A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9256A | 1.00 | 6.65 | 3.16 | 6.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F4D6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#656567
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B71544
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9256a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 37, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.177 354.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c76e94',
500: '#a9256a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9256a; $custom-light: #c76e94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9256a",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 37,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 328.636,
"s": 64.078,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49967,
"c": 0.17735,
"h": 354
},
"luminance": 0.10799
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9256A
secondary
#65C493
accent
#E79041
background
#FCF7F9
surface
#F9EDF1
border
#D2C8CB
text
#14080D
muted
#827B7E