#A2252A#A2252A

#A2252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.161 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A2252A
RGB	rgb(162, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 74.1%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.32, 50.46, 29.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.32, 58.21, 29.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.06% 0.1469 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(47.06% 0.161 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9816, 9.1742, 3.1193)
Luminance	0.0917 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A2252A #25A29D

analogous

#A22569 #A2252A #A25F25

triadic

#A2252A #2AA225 #252AA2

tetradic

#A2252A #69A225 #25A29D #5F25A2

square

#A2252A #69A225 #25A29D #5F25A2

split-complementary

#A2252A #25A25F #2569A2

monochromatic

#3E0E10 #701A1D #A2252A #D1343A #DC656A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#A2252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#A2252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A2252A

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A2252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A2252A	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4429

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B30028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a2252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.161 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66b63',
    500: '#a2252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a2252a;
$custom-light: #c66b63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a2252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.6,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47055,
    "c": 0.1609,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A2252A

secondary

#61C2BE

accent

#E6DF42

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A2252A

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

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