#A22B25#A22B25
#A22B25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.156 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A22B25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 43, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 77.2%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.01, 48.14, 32.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.01, 58.23, 34.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.55% 0.1384 0.0727) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.55% 0.156 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1000, 9.5452, 2.7446) |
| Luminance | 0.0954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.67
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.00
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.36
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.38
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.42
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A22B25 #259CA2
analogous
#A2255E #A22B25 #A26A25
triadic
#A22B25 #25A22B #2B25A2
tetradic
#A22B25 #5EA225 #259CA2 #6A25A2
square
#A22B25 #5EA225 #259CA2 #6A25A2
split-complementary
#A22B25 #25A26A #255EA2
monochromatic
#3E110E #701E1A #A22B25 #D13B34 #DC6B65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.22
#A22B25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.91
#A22B25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A22B25
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A22B25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A22B25 | 1.00 | 7.22 | 2.91 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4723
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6120
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a22b25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 43, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.156 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c66d60',
500: '#a22b25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a22b25; $custom-light: #c66d60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a22b25",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 43,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.88,
"s": 62.814,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47553,
"c": 0.15635,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.09543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A22B25
secondary
#61BDC2
accent
#DEE642
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140805
muted
#837B79