#A52A48#A52A48

#A52A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.159 H 11.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A52A48
RGB	rgb(165, 42, 72)
HSL	hsl(345, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(345, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.5%, 56.4%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.07, 51.49, 12.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.07, 52.98, 13.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% 0.1558 0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.159 11.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.5164, 10.1256, 7.1617)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A52A48 #2AA587

analogous

#A52A85 #A52A48 #A54A2A

triadic

#A52A48 #48A52A #2A48A5

tetradic

#A52A48 #85A52A #2AA587 #4A2AA5

square

#A52A48 #85A52A #2AA587 #4A2AA5

split-complementary

#A52A48 #2AA54A #2A85A5

monochromatic

#43111D #741E33 #A52A48 #CE3E61 #DA6F89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#A52A48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A52A48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A52A48

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A52A48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A52A48	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4A48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6345

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40536

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a52a48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 42, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.159 11.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66e7a',
    500: '#a52a48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a52a48;
$custom-light: #c66e7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a52a48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.366,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48637,
    "c": 0.15893,
    "h": 11.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A52A48

secondary

#69C1AC

accent

#E3BC45

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EDED

border

#D2C8C8

text

#140809

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A52A48

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

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