#A2252F#A2252F

#A2252F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.160 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A2252F
RGB	rgb(162, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(355, 77%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 71%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.39, 50.70, 26.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.39, 56.99, 27.16°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.1488 0.0601)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.16 22)
XYZ	xyz(16.0768, 9.2122, 3.6204)
Luminance	0.0921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A2252F #25A298

analogous

#A2256E #A2252F #A25A25

triadic

#A2252F #2FA225 #252FA2

tetradic

#A2252F #6EA225 #25A298 #5A25A2

square

#A2252F #6EA225 #25A298 #5A25A2

split-complementary

#A2252F #25A25A #256EA2

monochromatic

#3E0E12 #701A21 #A2252F #D13440 #DC656F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#A2252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#A2252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A2252F

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A2252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A2252F	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A452E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695F2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a2252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.160 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56b67',
    500: '#a2252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a2252f;
$custom-light: #c56b67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a2252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.2,
    "s": 62.814,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47132,
    "c": 0.16044,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.0921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A2252F

secondary

#61C2BA

accent

#E6D942

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A2252F

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

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