#A42E41Radish (#A42E41) is a dark, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 16°, lightness 0.49 and chroma 0.153. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #A42E41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 46, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 60%, 36%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(38.3 49.2 17.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.487 0.153 16) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Radish shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a52a3c — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#a72d3f — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#a42e41 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a52e42 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Radish in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 6.9:1 and against black 3.05:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f3949a · #d16871 · #a42e41 · #82112a · #4f0013 · #1f0003
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#bb6a3d · #b24d3b · #a42e41 · #88214c · #6a1750 · #4d0f4d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#deb07e · #d68500 · #9b7449 · #a42e41 · #7a1a2c · #560016
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00dfe1 · #cc8d90 · #997576 · #a42e41 · #672c32 · #3c1a1d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f7f6 · #c7acad · #6e7d7d · #a42e41 · #593f40 · #000202
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f5 · #bccdcd · #8ca0a0 · #0b2728 · #000505 · #a42e41
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9d3ae · #cd9ebc · #2b9bc1 · #a42e41 · #3c4e75 · #030e2f
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c2dbbc · #75c09b · #6898a1 · #a42e41 · #3d4b61 · #1e0515
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e4f9db · #90c675 · #3379d2 · #a42e41 · #05458b · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f5f4d1 · #beb854 · #008b8c · #a42e41 · #443788 · #000202
#B8505B · #CB6F76 · #DE8D92 · #F0ACAF · #FFCCCD
#8C2134 · #741327 · #5E041A · #460010 · #2F0007
#983E48 · #8A494E · #7C5355
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.