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#a02442 color: True Crimson

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345°
100%

OKLCH

47.1%
0.159
12°
  • ≈ Cherry
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • rose-800
  • Black 37%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text7.43:1 · AALc -89
Black text2.83:1 · Below AALc 20

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About #a02442

#a02442 is a deep dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 47.1% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 12°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 7.43:1 contrast and black text 2.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is True Crimson (#a22042). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is rose-800.

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Lighter: #a02442 mixed with white

  1. a02442
  2. ac3f53
  3. b75565
  4. c26b76
  5. cd8089
  6. d6959c
  7. e0aaaf
  8. e8bfc2
  9. f0d4d6
  10. f8e9ea

Darker: #a02442 mixed with black

  1. a02442
  2. 8b1e38
  3. 76182f
  4. 611225
  5. 4e0c1c
  6. 3b0714
  7. 29040b
  8. 190205
  9. 090001
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a02442 with less saturation

  1. a02442
  2. 9a2e45
  3. 943647
  4. 8e3c4a
  5. 88424c
  6. 81474f
  7. 7a4c51
  8. 735054
  9. 6c5456
  10. 645758