#A52C2C#A52C2C
#A52C2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.158 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A52C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 44, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 73.3%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.82, 49.05, 29.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.82, 57.33, 31.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.29% 0.1425 0.0674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.29% 0.158 25.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8743, 9.9851, 3.4212) |
| Luminance | 0.0998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.44
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.36
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.94
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.98
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.22
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A52C2C #2CA5A5
analogous
#A52C68 #A52C2C #A5682C
triadic
#A52C2C #2CA52C #2C2CA5
tetradic
#A52C2C #68A52C #2CA5A5 #682CA5
square
#A52C2C #68A52C #2CA5A5 #682CA5
split-complementary
#A52C2C #2CA568 #2C68A5
monochromatic
#441212 #751F1F #A52C2C #CD4242 #D97272
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#A52C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#A52C2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A52C2C
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A52C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A52C2C | 1.00 | 7.01 | 3.00 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F482B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6328
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a52c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 44, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.158 25.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86e65',
500: '#a52c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a52c2c; $custom-light: #c86e65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a52c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 44,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48285,
"c": 0.15761,
"h": 25.3
},
"luminance": 0.09983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A52C2C
secondary
#6CC1C1
accent
#E1E147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A