#A9422D#A9422D
#A9422D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.140 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9422D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 66, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.9%, 73.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 41.10, 34.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 53.39, 39.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.59% 0.1173 0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.59% 0.14 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7860, 12.5235, 3.9102) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.39
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.66
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.32
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.81
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.41
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9422D #2D94A9
analogous
#A92D56 #A9422D #A9802D
triadic
#A9422D #2DA942 #422DA9
tetradic
#A9422D #56A92D #2D94A9 #802DA9
square
#A9422D #56A92D #2D94A9 #802DA9
split-complementary
#A9422D #2DA980 #2D56A9
monochromatic
#481C13 #792F20 #A9422D #CE5D46 #DA8776
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#A9422D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#A9422D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9422D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9422D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9422D | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E552A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA2A3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9422d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 66, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.140 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca7a67',
500: '#a9422d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9422d; $custom-light: #ca7a67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9422d",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 66,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.161,
"s": 57.944,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51593,
"c": 0.14028,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.12521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9422D
secondary
#6FB4C2
accent
#C7E147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A