True Crimson Color — #A22042: Codes, Palettes & Contrast

True Crimson (#A22042) color codes in RGB, HSL, and OKLCH, the most readable text color on it, WCAG contrast ratios against white and black, and matching color palettes.

True Crimson is a named red color, ready to use anywhere you need it.

True Crimson#A22042

True Crimson color codes

HEX#A22042
RGBrgb(162, 32, 66)
HSLhsl(344, 67%, 38%)
OKLCHoklch(0.471 0.165 11.9)

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Readable text on True Crimson

White text (#FFFFFF) has the higher contrast against this background: 7.44:1.

Text colorRatioNormal text AANormal text AAA
Black2.82:1FailFail
White7.44:1PassPass

Normal text requires at least 4.5:1 for WCAG AA and 7:1 for AAA. Check another combination.

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