#A2253B#A2253B
#A2253B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.160 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A2253B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 37, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 63.6%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.60, 51.38, 18.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.60, 54.68, 20.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.35% 0.1535 0.0452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.35% 0.16 16.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3530, 9.3227, 5.0752) |
| Luminance | 0.0932 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.07
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.48
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.96
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.90
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.24
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A2253B #25A28C
analogous
#A2257A #A2253B #A24E25
triadic
#A2253B #3BA225 #253BA2
tetradic
#A2253B #7AA225 #25A28C #4E25A2
square
#A2253B #7AA225 #25A28C #4E25A2
split-complementary
#A2253B #25A24E #257AA2
monochromatic
#3E0E17 #701A29 #A2253B #D1344F #DC657A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.33
#A2253B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.86
#A2253B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A2253B
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A2253B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A2253B | 1.00 | 7.33 | 2.86 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#48453B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#686038
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a2253b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 37, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.160 16.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c56b70',
500: '#a2253b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a2253b; $custom-light: #c56b70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a2253b",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 37,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.44,
"s": 62.814,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47354,
"c": 0.16003,
"h": 16.4
},
"luminance": 0.0932
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A2253B
secondary
#61C2B1
accent
#E6C942
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEC
border
#D3C7C7
text
#140707
muted
#837A7A