#A0222B#A0222B

#A0222B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.161 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0222B
RGB	rgb(160, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 73.1%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.59, 50.86, 27.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.59, 57.79, 28.35°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% 0.1486 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.161 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5071, 8.7945, 3.1660)
Luminance	0.0879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0222B #22A097

analogous

#A0226A #A0222B #A05822

triadic

#A0222B #2BA022 #222BA0

tetradic

#A0222B #6AA022 #22A097 #5822A0

square

#A0222B #6AA022 #22A097 #5822A0

split-complementary

#A0222B #22A058 #226AA0

monochromatic

#3B0D10 #6E171D #A0222B #D22D39 #DD5F68

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#A0222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#A0222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0222B

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0222B	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48422A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.161 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46964',
    500: '#a0222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0222b;
$custom-light: #c46964;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46444,
    "c": 0.16128,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0222B

secondary

#5CC2BB

accent

#E8DC40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0222B

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

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