#A0252F#A0252F

#A0252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.158 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0252F
RGB	rgb(160, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 70.6%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 50.08, 25.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 56.17, 26.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.147 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.158 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6736, 9.0044, 3.6015)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0252F #25A096

analogous

#A0256C #A0252F #A05825

triadic

#A0252F #2FA025 #252FA0

tetradic

#A0252F #6CA025 #25A096 #5825A0

square

#A0252F #6CA025 #25A096 #5825A0

split-complementary

#A0252F #25A058 #256CA0

monochromatic

#3D0E12 #6E1A20 #A0252F #D0323F #DB646E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#A0252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A0252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0252F

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0252F	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)

#49442E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.158 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46b67',
    500: '#a0252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0252f;
$custom-light: #c46b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.122,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46766,
    "c": 0.15843,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0252F

secondary

#60C1B9

accent

#E6D842

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0252F

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

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