#A0222A#A0222A

#A0222A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.161 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0222A
RGB	rgb(160, 34, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 73.8%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.57, 50.82, 28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.57, 58.04, 28.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% 0.1483 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.161 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4889, 8.7872, 3.0706)
Luminance	0.0878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0222A #22A098

analogous

#A02269 #A0222A #A05922

triadic

#A0222A #2AA022 #222AA0

tetradic

#A0222A #69A022 #22A098 #5922A0

square

#A0222A #69A022 #22A098 #5922A0

split-complementary

#A0222A #22A059 #2269A0

monochromatic

#3B0D10 #6E171D #A0222A #D22D37 #DD5F67

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#A0222A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#A0222A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0222A

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0222A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0222A	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0222a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 34, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.161 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46963',
    500: '#a0222a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0222a;
$custom-light: #c46963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0222a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.19,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46429,
    "c": 0.16136,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0222A

secondary

#5CC2BB

accent

#E8DD40

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0222A

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

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