#A0222C#A0222C

#A0222C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.161 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0222C
RGB	rgb(160, 34, 44)
HSL	hsl(355, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 72.5%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.60, 50.91, 26.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.60, 57.55, 27.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% 0.149 0.0615)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.161 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5256, 8.8019, 3.2638)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0222C #22A096

analogous

#A0226B #A0222C #A05722

triadic

#A0222C #2CA022 #222CA0

tetradic

#A0222C #6BA022 #22A096 #5722A0

square

#A0222C #6BA022 #22A096 #5722A0

split-complementary

#A0222C #22A057 #226BA0

monochromatic

#3B0D10 #6E171E #A0222C #D22D3A #DD5F69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#A0222C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#A0222C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0222C

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0222C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0222C	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)

#48432B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0222c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 34, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.161 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46965',
    500: '#a0222c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0222c;
$custom-light: #c46965;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0222c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.238,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46459,
    "c": 0.16119,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0222C

secondary

#5CC2BA

accent

#E8DB40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0222C

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

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