#A52C2B#A52C2B
#A52C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.158 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A52C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 44, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 73.9%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.80, 49.01, 30.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.80, 57.60, 31.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.27% 0.1421 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.27% 0.158 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8557, 9.9777, 3.3234) |
| Luminance | 0.0998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.32
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.15
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.65
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.70
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.11
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A52C2B #2BA4A5
analogous
#A52B67 #A52C2B #A5692B
triadic
#A52C2B #2BA52C #2C2BA5
tetradic
#A52C2B #67A52B #2BA4A5 #692BA5
square
#A52C2B #67A52B #2BA4A5 #692BA5
split-complementary
#A52C2B #2BA569 #2B67A5
monochromatic
#441212 #741F1E #A52C2B #CD4140 #DA7171
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#A52C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#A52C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A52C2B
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A52C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A52C2B | 1.00 | 7.01 | 2.99 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F482A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a52c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 44, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.158 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86e64',
500: '#a52c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a52c2b; $custom-light: #c86e64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a52c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 44,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.492,
"s": 58.654,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48271,
"c": 0.15774,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.09975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A52C2B
secondary
#6BC0C1
accent
#E1E246
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A