#A52228#A52228

#A52228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.166 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A52228
RGB	rgb(165, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 75.8%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.55, 52.25, 30.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.55, 60.58, 30.39°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% 0.1517 0.0686)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.166 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.4740, 9.2992, 2.9346)
Luminance	0.0930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A52228 #22A59F

analogous

#A5226A #A52228 #A55E22

triadic

#A52228 #28A522 #2228A5

tetradic

#A52228 #6AA522 #22A59F #5E22A5

square

#A52228 #6AA522 #22A59F #5E22A5

split-complementary

#A52228 #22A55E #226AA5

monochromatic

#400D0F #72181C #A52228 #D43037 #DF6368

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#A52228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#A52228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A52228

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A52228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A52228	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4427

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6023

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B60026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a52228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.166 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c86a62',
    500: '#a52228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a52228;
$custom-light: #c86a62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a52228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.252,
    "s": 65.829,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4733,
    "c": 0.16649,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A52228

secondary

#5FC4BF

accent

#E9E13F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#150705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A52228

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

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