#A01517#A01517
#A01517 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.172 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A01517 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 21, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 77%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 87%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 86.9%, 85.6%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.14, 53.62, 37.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.14, 65.51, 35.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.3% 0.153 0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.3% 0.172 27.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9219, 8.0743, 1.5833) |
| Luminance | 0.0807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 1.91
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.12
Blood Red
#980002
ΔE00 3.78
Deep Red
#9A0200
ΔE00 4.02
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.04
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A01517 #15A09E
analogous
#A0155C #A01517 #A05915
triadic
#A01517 #17A015 #1517A0
tetradic
#A01517 #5CA015 #15A09E #5915A0
square
#A01517 #5CA015 #15A09E #5915A0
split-complementary
#A01517 #15A059 #155CA0
monochromatic
#340707 #6A0E0F #A01517 #D61C1F #E7484B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.03
#A01517 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#A01517 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A01517
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A01517 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A01517 | 1.00 | 8.03 | 2.61 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453D15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#665B0E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B10019
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a01517; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 21, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.172 27.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c66456',
500: '#a01517',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a01517; $custom-light: #c66456; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a01517",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 21,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.137,
"s": 76.796,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45298,
"c": 0.17202,
"h": 27.2
},
"luminance": 0.08072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A01517
secondary
#49C8C6
accent
#F3F134
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#150603
muted
#837A78