#A02228#A02228

#A02228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.162 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A02228
RGB	rgb(160, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 75%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, 50.73, 29.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 58.55, 29.95°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% 0.1475 0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.162 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4540, 8.7733, 2.8868)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A02228 #22A09A

analogous

#A02267 #A02228 #A05B22

triadic

#A02228 #28A022 #2228A0

tetradic

#A02228 #67A022 #22A09A #5B22A0

square

#A02228 #67A022 #22A09A #5B22A0

split-complementary

#A02228 #22A05B #2267A0

monochromatic

#3B0D0F #6E171B #A02228 #D22D35 #DD5F65

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#A02228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#A02228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A02228

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A02228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A02228	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a02228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.162 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46962',
    500: '#a02228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a02228;
$custom-light: #c46962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a02228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.143,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.464,
    "c": 0.16156,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A02228

secondary

#5CC2BD

accent

#E8E040

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAEBEA

border

#D3C6C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A02228

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

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