#A0252D#A0252D

#A0252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.159 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0252D
RGB	rgb(160, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 71.9%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 49.98, 26.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 56.64, 28.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.73% 0.1463 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(46.73% 0.159 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6342, 8.9886, 3.3939)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0252D #25A098

analogous

#A0256A #A0252D #A05A25

triadic

#A0252D #2DA025 #252DA0

tetradic

#A0252D #6AA025 #25A098 #5A25A0

square

#A0252D #6AA025 #25A098 #5A25A0

split-complementary

#A0252D #25A05A #256AA0

monochromatic

#3D0E11 #6E1A1F #A0252D #D0323D #DB646C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#A0252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A0252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0252D

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0252D	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)

#4A442C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.159 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a66',
    500: '#a0252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0252d;
$custom-light: #c46a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.098,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46733,
    "c": 0.15859,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0252D

secondary

#60C1BA

accent

#E6DB42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0252D

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

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