#A52A2C#A52A2C
#A52A2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.159 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A52A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 42, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 73.3%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.55, 49.78, 29.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.55, 57.80, 30.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.09% 0.1448 0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.09% 0.159 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8015, 9.8397, 3.3969) |
| Luminance | 0.0984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.64
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.57
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.08
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.28
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.35
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A52A2C #2AA5A3
analogous
#A52A6A #A52A2C #A5652A
triadic
#A52A2C #2CA52A #2A2CA5
tetradic
#A52A2C #6AA52A #2AA5A3 #652AA5
square
#A52A2C #6AA52A #2AA5A3 #652AA5
split-complementary
#A52A2C #2AA565 #2A6AA5
monochromatic
#431112 #741E1F #A52A2C #CE3E41 #DA6F71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.08
#A52A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#A52A2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A52A2C
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A52A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A52A2C | 1.00 | 7.08 | 2.97 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6228
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a52a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 42, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.159 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86d65',
500: '#a52a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a52a2c; $custom-light: #c86d65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a52a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 42,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.024,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4809,
"c": 0.15941,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.09837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A52A2C
secondary
#69C1C0
accent
#E3E045
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A