#A52A42#A52A42

#A52A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.158 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A52A42
RGB	rgb(165, 42, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(348, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 60%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.93, 51.05, 16.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.93, 53.54, 17.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.5% 0.1534 0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(48.5% 0.158 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3301, 10.0511, 6.1807)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A52A42 #2AA58D

analogous

#A52A7F #A52A42 #A5502A

triadic

#A52A42 #42A52A #2A42A5

tetradic

#A52A42 #7FA52A #2AA58D #502AA5

square

#A52A42 #7FA52A #2AA58D #502AA5

split-complementary

#A52A42 #2AA550 #2A7FA5

monochromatic

#43111B #741E2E #A52A42 #CE3E5A #DA6F84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#A52A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#A52A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A52A42

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A52A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A52A42	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4942

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B633F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B50034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a52a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 42, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.158 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66e76',
    500: '#a52a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a52a42;
$custom-light: #c66e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a52a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.293,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48495,
    "c": 0.15845,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A52A42

secondary

#69C1B0

accent

#E3C445

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#140808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A52A42

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

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