#A12520#A12520

#A12520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.161 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12520
RGB	rgb(161, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 67%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 80.1%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 49.76, 34.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 60.55, 34.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.74% 0.1426 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(46.74% 0.161 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6221, 9.0070, 2.2822)
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

#A12520 #209CA1

analogous

#A1205B #A12520 #A16620

triadic

#A12520 #20A125 #2520A1

tetradic

#A12520 #5BA120 #209CA1 #6620A1

square

#A12520 #5BA120 #209CA1 #6620A1

split-complementary

#A12520 #20A166 #205BA1

monochromatic

#3B0E0C #6E1916 #A12520 #D4312A #DF625D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#A12520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A12520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12520

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12520	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)

#4B431E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B20025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.161 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66a5c',
    500: '#a12520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12520;
$custom-light: #c66a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.326,
    "s": 66.839,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46743,
    "c": 0.16112,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12520

secondary

#5ABFC3

accent

#E3EA3E

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12520

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

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