#A22E25#A22E25
#A22E25 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.154 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A22E25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 46, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 77.2%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.43, 47.00, 33.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.43, 57.55, 35.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.86% 0.1348 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.86% 0.154 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2131, 9.7714, 2.7823) |
| Luminance | 0.0977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.23
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.64
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.68
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.08
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.95
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A22E25 #2599A2
analogous
#A2255B #A22E25 #A26D25
triadic
#A22E25 #25A22E #2E25A2
tetradic
#A22E25 #5BA225 #2599A2 #6D25A2
square
#A22E25 #5BA225 #2599A2 #6D25A2
split-complementary
#A22E25 #25A26D #255BA2
monochromatic
#3E120E #70201A #A22E25 #D13F34 #DC6E65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.11
#A22E25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.95
#A22E25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A22E25
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A22E25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A22E25 | 1.00 | 7.11 | 2.95 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504823
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6121
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a22e25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 46, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.154 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c66f60',
500: '#a22e25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a22e25; $custom-light: #c66f60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a22e25",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 46,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.32,
"s": 62.814,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47864,
"c": 0.15364,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.09769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A22E25
secondary
#61BBC2
accent
#DAE642
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#140805
muted
#837B79