#A0252C#A0252C

#A0252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.159 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0252C
RGB	rgb(160, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 72.5%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 49.93, 27.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 56.88, 28.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.1459 0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.159 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.6152, 8.9810, 3.2937)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0252C #25A099

analogous

#A02569 #A0252C #A05B25

triadic

#A0252C #2CA025 #252CA0

tetradic

#A0252C #69A025 #25A099 #5B25A0

square

#A0252C #69A025 #25A099 #5B25A0

split-complementary

#A0252C #25A05B #2569A0

monochromatic

#3D0E11 #6E1A1E #A0252C #D0323B #DB646B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#A0252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A0252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0252C

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0252C	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.159 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a65',
    500: '#a0252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0252c;
$custom-light: #c46a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.585,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46718,
    "c": 0.15868,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0252C

secondary

#60C1BB

accent

#E6DC42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0252C

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

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