#A52D2B#A52D2B
#A52D2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.157 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A52D2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 45, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 73.9%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.94, 48.63, 30.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.94, 57.36, 32.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.37% 0.1409 0.0688) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.37% 0.157 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8934, 10.0531, 3.3359) |
| Luminance | 0.1005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.52
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.08
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.44
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.49
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.21
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A52D2B #2BA3A5
analogous
#A52B66 #A52D2B #A56A2B
triadic
#A52D2B #2BA52D #2D2BA5
tetradic
#A52D2B #66A52B #2BA3A5 #6A2BA5
square
#A52D2B #66A52B #2BA3A5 #6A2BA5
split-complementary
#A52D2B #2BA56A #2B66A5
monochromatic
#441312 #74201E #A52D2B #CD4240 #DA7271
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.98
#A52D2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#A52D2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A52D2B
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A52D2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A52D2B | 1.00 | 6.98 | 3.01 | 6.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#50492A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a52d2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 45, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.157 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86f64',
500: '#a52d2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a52d2b; $custom-light: #c86f64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a52d2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 45,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.984,
"s": 58.654,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48372,
"c": 0.15682,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.10051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A52D2B
secondary
#6BC0C1
accent
#DFE246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A