#A9262D#A9262D
#A9262D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.167 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9262D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 38, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 73.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.87, 52.43, 29.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.87, 60.08, 29.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.47% 0.1529 0.0667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.47% 0.167 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5310, 10.0134, 3.4918) |
| Luminance | 0.1001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.53
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.70
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.31
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.39
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.68
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9262D #26A9A2
analogous
#A9266E #A9262D #A96026
triadic
#A9262D #2DA926 #262DA9
tetradic
#A9262D #6EA926 #26A9A2 #6026A9
square
#A9262D #6EA926 #26A9A2 #6026A9
split-complementary
#A9262D #26A960 #266EA9
monochromatic
#451012 #771B20 #A9262D #D33A42 #DE6C72
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#A9262D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#A9262D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9262D
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9262D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9262D | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6328
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9262d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 38, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.167 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb6c66',
500: '#a9262d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9262d; $custom-light: #cb6c66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9262d",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 38,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.794,
"s": 63.285,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48469,
"c": 0.16677,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.10011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9262D
secondary
#67C4BF
accent
#E6DE41
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FBECEB
border
#D4C7C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A