#A02222#A02222

#A02222 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.162 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A02222
RGB	rgb(160, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(0, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 78.8%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 50.49, 32.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 60.18, 32.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.32% 0.1454 0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(46.32% 0.162 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3598, 8.7356, 2.3904)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A02222 #22A0A0

analogous

#A02261 #A02222 #A06122

triadic

#A02222 #22A022 #2222A0

tetradic

#A02222 #61A022 #22A0A0 #6122A0

square

#A02222 #61A022 #22A0A0 #6122A0

split-complementary

#A02222 #22A061 #2261A0

monochromatic

#3B0D0D #6E1717 #A02222 #D22D2D #DD5F5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#A02222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#A02222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A02222

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A02222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A02222	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494220

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B10024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a02222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.162 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5695e',
    500: '#a02222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a02222;
$custom-light: #c5695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a02222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46321,
    "c": 0.16224,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A02222

secondary

#5CC2C2

accent

#E8E840

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBE9

border

#D3C6C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A02222

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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