#A0252E#A0252E

#A0252E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.159 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0252E
RGB	rgb(160, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 71.2%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 50.03, 26.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 56.40, 27.50°)
OKLab	oklab(46.75% 0.1467 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(46.75% 0.159 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.6537, 8.9964, 3.4965)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0252E #25A097

analogous

#A0256B #A0252E #A05925

triadic

#A0252E #2EA025 #252EA0

tetradic

#A0252E #6BA025 #25A097 #5925A0

square

#A0252E #6BA025 #25A097 #5925A0

split-complementary

#A0252E #25A059 #256BA0

monochromatic

#3D0E11 #6E1A20 #A0252E #D0323E #DB646D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#A0252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A0252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0252E

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0252E	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49442D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.159 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a66',
    500: '#a0252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0252e;
$custom-light: #c46a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.61,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46749,
    "c": 0.1585,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0252E

secondary

#60C1BA

accent

#E6DA42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0252E

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

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