#A9342C#A9342C
#A9342C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.154 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9342C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 52, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.2%, 74%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.71, 47.26, 32.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.71, 57.10, 34.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.84% 0.1363 0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.84% 0.154 28) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0468, 11.0755, 3.5699) |
| Luminance | 0.1107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.45
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.76
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.41
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.61
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.16
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9342C #2CA1A9
analogous
#A92C63 #A9342C #A9732C
triadic
#A9342C #2CA934 #342CA9
tetradic
#A9342C #63A92C #2CA1A9 #732CA9
square
#A9342C #63A92C #2CA1A9 #732CA9
split-complementary
#A9342C #2CA973 #2C63A9
monochromatic
#481613 #78251F #A9342C #CE4D44 #DB7B74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.53
#A9342C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#A9342C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9342C
6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9342C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9342C | 1.00 | 6.53 | 3.21 | 6.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554D2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726728
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA0E33
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9342c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 52, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.154 28.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca7365',
500: '#a9342c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9342c; $custom-light: #ca7365; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9342c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 52,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.84,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49837,
"c": 0.15432,
"h": 28
},
"luminance": 0.11073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9342C
secondary
#6EBDC3
accent
#D8E246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A