#A0252A#A0252A

#A0252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.159 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0252A
RGB	rgb(160, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 73.8%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 49.84, 28.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 57.39, 29.71°)
OKLab	oklab(46.69% 0.1452 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(46.69% 0.159 24)
XYZ	xyz(15.5785, 8.9663, 3.1004)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0252A #25A09B

analogous

#A02567 #A0252A #A05D25

triadic

#A0252A #2AA025 #252AA0

tetradic

#A0252A #67A025 #25A09B #5D25A0

square

#A0252A #67A025 #25A09B #5D25A0

split-complementary

#A0252A #25A05D #2567A0

monochromatic

#3D0E10 #6E1A1D #A0252A #D03239 #DB6469

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#A0252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#A0252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0252A

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0252A	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4429

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.159 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a63',
    500: '#a0252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0252a;
$custom-light: #c46a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.561,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46687,
    "c": 0.15889,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.08964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0252A

secondary

#60C1BD

accent

#E6DF42

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0252A

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

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