#A8252A#A8252A

#A8252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.167 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8252A
RGB	rgb(168, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 75%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.51, 52.32, 30.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.51, 60.65, 30.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.152 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.167 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2300, 9.8178, 3.1778)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8252A #25A8A3

analogous

#A8256B #A8252A #A86225

triadic

#A8252A #2AA825 #252AA8

tetradic

#A8252A #6BA825 #25A8A3 #6225A8

square

#A8252A #6BA825 #25A8A3 #6225A8

split-complementary

#A8252A #25A862 #256BA8

monochromatic

#440F11 #761A1D #A8252A #D3373D #DE696E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#A8252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#A8252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8252A

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8252A	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4629

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B90028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.167 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6c64',
    500: '#a8252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8252a;
$custom-light: #ca6c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.71,
    "s": 63.902,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48158,
    "c": 0.1669,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8252A

secondary

#65C4C0

accent

#E7E141

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8252A

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

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