#A2252B#A2252B

#A2252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.161 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A2252B
RGB	rgb(162, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(357, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 73.5%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.33, 50.51, 28.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.33, 57.95, 29.36°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.1472 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.161 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.9997, 9.1814, 3.2148)
Luminance	0.0918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A2252B #25A29C

analogous

#A2256A #A2252B #A25E25

triadic

#A2252B #2BA225 #252BA2

tetradic

#A2252B #6AA225 #25A29C #5E25A2

square

#A2252B #6AA225 #25A29C #5E25A2

split-complementary

#A2252B #25A25E #256AA2

monochromatic

#3E0E11 #701A1E #A2252B #D1343B #DC656B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#A2252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#A2252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A2252B

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A2252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A2252B	1.00	7.41	2.84	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B442A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A5F27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a2252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.161 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66b64',
    500: '#a2252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a2252b;
$custom-light: #c66b64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a2252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.12,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4707,
    "c": 0.1608,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A2252B

secondary

#61C2BD

accent

#E6DE42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A2252B

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

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