#A9282D#A9282D
#A9282D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.165 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9282D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 40, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 76%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.3%, 73.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.10, 51.78, 29.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.10, 59.64, 29.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.64% 0.1508 0.0673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.64% 0.165 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5967, 10.1448, 3.5137) |
| Luminance | 0.1014 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.25
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.44
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.46
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.45
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.52
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9282D #28A9A4
analogous
#A9286D #A9282D #A96328
triadic
#A9282D #2DA928 #282DA9
tetradic
#A9282D #6DA928 #28A9A4 #6328A9
square
#A9282D #6DA928 #28A9A4 #6328A9
split-complementary
#A9282D #28A963 #286DA9
monochromatic
#461113 #781C20 #A9282D #D13D43 #DD6F73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.93
#A9282D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.03
#A9282D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9282D
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9282D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9282D | 1.00 | 6.93 | 3.03 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F482C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6428
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9282d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 40, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.165 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb6d66',
500: '#a9282d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9282d; $custom-light: #cb6d66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9282d",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 40,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.674,
"s": 61.722,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48643,
"c": 0.16511,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.10142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9282D
secondary
#69C4C0
accent
#E5DF43
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FBECEB
border
#D4C7C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A