#A9262C#A9262C
#A9262C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.167 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9262C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 38, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 74%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.85, 52.39, 29.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.85, 60.33, 29.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.45% 0.1525 0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.45% 0.167 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5120, 10.0058, 3.3916) |
| Luminance | 0.1000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.27
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.42
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.42
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.22
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.45
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9262C #26A9A3
analogous
#A9266D #A9262C #A96126
triadic
#A9262C #2CA926 #262CA9
tetradic
#A9262C #6DA926 #26A9A3 #6126A9
square
#A9262C #6DA926 #26A9A3 #6126A9
split-complementary
#A9262C #26A961 #266DA9
monochromatic
#451012 #771B1F #A9262C #D33A41 #DE6C71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.00
#A9262C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#A9262C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9262C
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9262C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9262C | 1.00 | 7.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9262c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 38, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.167 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb6c65',
500: '#a9262c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9262c; $custom-light: #cb6c65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9262c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 38,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.252,
"s": 63.285,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48454,
"c": 0.16688,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.10003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9262C
secondary
#67C4C0
accent
#E6DF41
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FBECEB
border
#D4C7C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A