#A52B27#A52B27
#A52B27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.159 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A52B27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 43, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 76.4%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.62, 49.20, 32.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.62, 58.93, 33.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.12% 0.1418 0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.12% 0.159 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7491, 9.8761, 2.9434) |
| Luminance | 0.0987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.11
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.58
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.78
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.85
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.73
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A52B27 #27A1A5
analogous
#A52762 #A52B27 #A56A27
triadic
#A52B27 #27A52B #2B27A5
tetradic
#A52B27 #62A527 #27A1A5 #6A27A5
square
#A52B27 #62A527 #27A1A5 #6A27A5
split-complementary
#A52B27 #27A56A #2762A5
monochromatic
#421110 #741E1B #A52B27 #D03E39 #DC6E6A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.06
#A52B27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#A52B27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A52B27
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A52B27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A52B27 | 1.00 | 7.06 | 2.97 | 7.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4825
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6222
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a52b27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 43, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.159 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86e62',
500: '#a52b27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a52b27; $custom-light: #c86e62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a52b27",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 43,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.905,
"s": 61.765,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48118,
"c": 0.15918,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.09874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A52B27
secondary
#66BFC2
accent
#E0E543
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECEA
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79