#A02538#A02538

#A02538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.158 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A02538
RGB	rgb(160, 37, 56)
HSL	hsl(351, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(351, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 65%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.15, 50.58, 19.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.15, 54.38, 21.53°)
OKLab	oklab(46.93% 0.1506 0.0479)
OKLCH	oklch(46.93% 0.158 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.8743, 9.0846, 4.6583)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A02538 #25A08D

analogous

#A02575 #A02538 #A04F25

triadic

#A02538 #38A025 #2538A0

tetradic

#A02538 #75A025 #25A08D #4F25A0

square

#A02538 #75A025 #25A08D #4F25A0

split-complementary

#A02538 #25A04F #2575A0

monochromatic

#3D0E15 #6E1A27 #A02538 #D0324B #DB6477

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#A02538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#A02538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A02538

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A02538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A02538	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a02538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 37, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.158 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b6e',
    500: '#a02538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a02538;
$custom-light: #c36b6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a02538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.732,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46929,
    "c": 0.15803,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A02538

secondary

#60C1B2

accent

#E6CC42

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A02538

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

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