#A0252B#A0252B

#A0252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.159 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0252B
RGB	rgb(160, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 73.1%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.93, 49.89, 27.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.93, 57.13, 29.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% 0.1455 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.159 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5966, 8.9736, 3.1959)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0252B #25A09A

analogous

#A02568 #A0252B #A05C25

triadic

#A0252B #2BA025 #252BA0

tetradic

#A0252B #68A025 #25A09A #5C25A0

square

#A0252B #68A025 #25A09A #5C25A0

split-complementary

#A0252B #25A05C #2568A0

monochromatic

#3D0E10 #6E1A1E #A0252B #D0323A #DB646A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#A0252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#A0252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0252B

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0252B	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)

#4A442A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.159 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a64',
    500: '#a0252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0252b;
$custom-light: #c46a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.073,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46702,
    "c": 0.15878,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0252B

secondary

#60C1BC

accent

#E6DE42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0252B

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →