#A0251A#A0251A

#A0251A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.161 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0251A
RGB	rgb(160, 37, 26)
HSL	hsl(5, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(5, 84%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 83.8%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.74, 49.25, 37.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.74, 61.90, 37.28°)
OKLab	oklab(46.5% 0.1399 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(46.5% 0.161 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3471, 8.8737, 1.8818)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0251A #1A95A0

analogous

#A01A52 #A0251A #A0681A

triadic

#A0251A #1AA025 #251AA0

tetradic

#A0251A #52A01A #1A95A0 #681AA0

square

#A0251A #52A01A #1A95A0 #681AA0

split-complementary

#A0251A #1AA068 #1A52A0

monochromatic

#370D09 #6B1911 #A0251A #D53123 #E35E52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#A0251A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#A0251A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0251A

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0251A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0251A	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4317

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E13

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B10024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0251a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 37, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.161 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56a58',
    500: '#a0251a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0251a;
$custom-light: #c56a58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0251a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.925,
    "s": 72.043,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46497,
    "c": 0.16095,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0251A

secondary

#50BCC5

accent

#E0EF39

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0251A

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

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