#A52B2A#A52B2A

#A52B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.159 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A52B2A
RGB	rgb(165, 43, 42)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 74.5%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.66, 49.33, 30.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.66, 58.10, 31.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.1429 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.159 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8008, 9.8968, 3.2157)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A52B2A #2AA4A5

analogous

#A52A66 #A52B2A #A5682A

triadic

#A52B2A #2AA52B #2B2AA5

tetradic

#A52B2A #66A52A #2AA4A5 #682AA5

square

#A52B2A #66A52A #2AA4A5 #682AA5

split-complementary

#A52B2A #2AA568 #2A66A5

monochromatic

#431211 #741E1E #A52B2A #CE3F3E #DA706F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#A52B2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#A52B2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A52B2A

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A52B2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A52B2A	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6226

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B6002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a52b2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 43, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.159 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c86e64',
    500: '#a52b2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a52b2a;
$custom-light: #c86e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a52b2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.488,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48158,
    "c": 0.15877,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A52B2A

secondary

#69C1C1

accent

#E1E345

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#150805

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A52B2A

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