#A2252D#A2252D

#A2252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.161 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A2252D
RGB	rgb(162, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 72.2%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.36, 50.60, 27.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.36, 57.46, 28.27°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.148 0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.161 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.0373, 9.1965, 3.4128)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A2252D #25A29A

analogous

#A2256C #A2252D #A25C25

triadic

#A2252D #2DA225 #252DA2

tetradic

#A2252D #6CA225 #25A29A #5C25A2

square

#A2252D #6CA225 #25A29A #5C25A2

split-complementary

#A2252D #25A25C #256CA2

monochromatic

#3E0E11 #701A1F #A2252D #D1343E #DC656D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#A2252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#A2252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A2252D

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A2252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A2252D	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A442C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a2252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.161 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66b66',
    500: '#a2252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a2252d;
$custom-light: #c66b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a2252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.16,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.471,
    "c": 0.16061,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A2252D

secondary

#61C2BB

accent

#E6DB42

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A2252D

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

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