#A52A2F#A52A2F
#A52A2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.159 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A52A2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 42, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 71.5%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.60, 49.92, 27.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.60, 57.04, 28.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.14% 0.1459 0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.14% 0.159 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8600, 9.8631, 3.7048) |
| Luminance | 0.0986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.61
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.35
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.99
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.59
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.78
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A52A2F #2AA5A0
analogous
#A52A6C #A52A2F #A5622A
triadic
#A52A2F #2FA52A #2A2FA5
tetradic
#A52A2F #6CA52A #2AA5A0 #622AA5
square
#A52A2F #6CA52A #2AA5A0 #622AA5
split-complementary
#A52A2F #2AA562 #2A6CA5
monochromatic
#431113 #741E21 #A52A2F #CE3E44 #DA6F73
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.07
#A52A2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#A52A2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A52A2F
7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A52A2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A52A2F | 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)
#4E482E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D622B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a52a2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 42, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.159 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86d67',
500: '#a52a2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a52a2f; $custom-light: #c86d67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a52a2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 42,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.561,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48135,
"c": 0.15908,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.0986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A52A2F
secondary
#69C1BE
accent
#E3DC45
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150806
muted
#837B7A