#A5252D#A5252D

#A5252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.164 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A5252D
RGB	rgb(165, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 72.7%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 51.53, 28.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 58.68, 28.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.65% 0.1505 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(47.65% 0.164 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6542, 9.5145, 3.4417)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A5252D #25A59D

analogous

#A5256D #A5252D #A55D25

triadic

#A5252D #2DA525 #252DA5

tetradic

#A5252D #6DA525 #25A59D #5D25A5

square

#A5252D #6DA525 #25A59D #5D25A5

split-complementary

#A5252D #25A55D #256DA5

monochromatic

#410F12 #731A1F #A5252D #D2353F #DD676F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#A5252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#A5252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A5252D

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A5252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A5252D	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C452C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6129

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B60029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a5252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.164 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c86b66',
    500: '#a5252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a5252d;
$custom-light: #c86b66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a5252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 63.366,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4765,
    "c": 0.16362,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A5252D

secondary

#63C3BD

accent

#E6DC41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#150706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A5252D

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

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