#A52937#A52937

#A52937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.159 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A52937
RGB	rgb(165, 41, 55)
HSL	hsl(353, 60%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(353, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 66.7%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, 50.70, 22.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 55.53, 24.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.18% 0.1501 0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(48.18% 0.159 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0014, 9.8636, 4.6223)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A52937 #29A597

analogous

#A52975 #A52937 #A55929

triadic

#A52937 #37A529 #2937A5

tetradic

#A52937 #75A529 #29A597 #5929A5

square

#A52937 #75A529 #29A597 #5929A5

split-complementary

#A52937 #29A559 #2975A5

monochromatic

#431116 #741D27 #A52937 #CF3D4D #DB6E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#A52937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#A52937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A52937

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A52937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A52937	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4837

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6233

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a52937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 41, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.159 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c76d6d',
    500: '#a52937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a52937;
$custom-light: #c76d6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a52937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.226,
    "s": 60.194,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48177,
    "c": 0.1594,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A52937

secondary

#68C2B8

accent

#E3D144

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A52937

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

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