#A12525#A12525

#A12525 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.160 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12525
RGB	rgb(161, 37, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 77%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 77%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, 49.94, 31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 59.13, 32.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% 0.1442 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.16 26)
XYZ	xyz(15.6953, 9.0362, 2.6677)
Luminance	0.0903 (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

#A12525 #25A1A1

analogous

#A12563 #A12525 #A16325

triadic

#A12525 #25A125 #2525A1

tetradic

#A12525 #63A125 #25A1A1 #6325A1

square

#A12525 #63A125 #25A1A1 #6325A1

split-complementary

#A12525 #25A163 #2563A1

monochromatic

#3D0E0E #6F1A1A #A12525 #D03333 #DC6565

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#A12525 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#A12525 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12525

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12525	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12525	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4423

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B20027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12525;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 37, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.160 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56a60',
    500: '#a12525',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12525;
$custom-light: #c56a60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12525",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 62.626,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46803,
    "c": 0.16047,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.09034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12525

secondary

#61C1C1

accent

#E6E642

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12525

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

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