#A53232#A53232

#A53232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.151 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A53232
RGB	rgb(165, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 69.7%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 47.02, 27.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 54.30, 30.00°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% 0.1373 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.151 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2352, 10.5133, 4.1387)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A53232 #32A5A5

analogous

#A5326C #A53232 #A56C32

triadic

#A53232 #32A532 #3232A5

tetradic

#A53232 #6CA532 #32A5A5 #6C32A5

square

#A53232 #6CA532 #32A5A5 #6C32A5

split-complementary

#A53232 #32A56C #326CA5

monochromatic

#471616 #762424 #A53232 #C94C4C #D77B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#A53232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#A53232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A53232

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A53232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A53232	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F642E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B50F33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a53232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.151 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7716a',
    500: '#a53232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a53232;
$custom-light: #c7716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a53232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 53.488,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49009,
    "c": 0.15109,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A53232

secondary

#73BFBF

accent

#DDDD4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A53232

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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