#A52D28#A52D28
#A52D28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.157 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A52D28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 45, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 75.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.90, 48.50, 32.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.90, 58.19, 33.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.33% 0.1399 0.0719) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.33% 0.157 27.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8404, 10.0319, 3.0567) |
| Luminance | 0.1003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.23
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.64
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.61
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.69
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.04
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A52D28 #28A0A5
analogous
#A52861 #A52D28 #A56B28
triadic
#A52D28 #28A52D #2D28A5
tetradic
#A52D28 #61A528 #28A0A5 #6B28A5
square
#A52D28 #61A528 #28A0A5 #6B28A5
split-complementary
#A52D28 #28A56B #2861A5
monochromatic
#421210 #74201C #A52D28 #CF413B #DB706C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#A52D28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#A52D28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A52D28
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A52D28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A52D28 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.01 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6324
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a52d28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 45, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.157 27.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86f62',
500: '#a52d28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a52d28; $custom-light: #c86f62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a52d28",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 45,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.4,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48332,
"c": 0.15725,
"h": 27.2
},
"luminance": 0.10029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A52D28
secondary
#67BEC2
accent
#DEE444
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79