#A52E37#A52E37
#A52E37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.155 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A52E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 46, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 66.7%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.26, 48.88, 23.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.26, 54.22, 25.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.67% 0.1443 0.0555) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.67% 0.155 21) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1855, 10.2317, 4.6837) |
| Luminance | 0.1023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.67
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.37
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.18
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.53
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.63
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A52E37 #2EA59C
analogous
#A52E73 #A52E37 #A5612E
triadic
#A52E37 #37A52E #2E37A5
tetradic
#A52E37 #73A52E #2EA59C #612EA5
square
#A52E37 #73A52E #2EA59C #612EA5
split-complementary
#A52E37 #2EA561 #2E73A5
monochromatic
#451317 #752127 #A52E37 #CB454F #D8757C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.89
#A52E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#A52E37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A52E37
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A52E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A52E37 | 1.00 | 6.89 | 3.05 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4A36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6334
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B50532
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a52e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 46, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.155 21.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c76f6d',
500: '#a52e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a52e37; $custom-light: #c76f6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a52e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 46,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.462,
"s": 56.398,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48667,
"c": 0.15459,
"h": 21
},
"luminance": 0.10229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A52E37
secondary
#6FC0BA
accent
#E0D448
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140807
muted
#837B7A