#A0253E#A0253E

#A0253E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.158 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0253E
RGB	rgb(160, 37, 62)
HSL	hsl(348, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(348, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.9%, 61.2%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.27, 50.97, 16.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.27, 53.50, 17.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.06% 0.153 0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(47.06% 0.158 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0299, 9.1469, 5.4779)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0253E #25A087

analogous

#A0257B #A0253E #A04925

triadic

#A0253E #3EA025 #253EA0

tetradic

#A0253E #7BA025 #25A087 #4925A0

square

#A0253E #7BA025 #25A087 #4925A0

split-complementary

#A0253E #25A049 #257BA0

monochromatic

#3D0E17 #6E1A2B #A0253E #D03252 #DB647C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#A0253E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#A0253E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0253E

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0253E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0253E	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47453E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665F3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0253e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 37, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.158 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36b73',
    500: '#a0253e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0253e;
$custom-light: #c36b73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0253e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.805,
    "s": 62.437,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47056,
    "c": 0.15815,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0253E

secondary

#60C1AD

accent

#E6C442

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140708

muted

#827A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0253E

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

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