#A8253B#A8253B

#A8253B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.166 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8253B
RGB	rgb(168, 37, 59)
HSL	hsl(350, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(350, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 64.9%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.78, 53.18, 20.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.78, 56.98, 21.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.1585 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.166 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6013, 9.9664, 5.1337)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8253B #25A892

analogous

#A8257C #A8253B #A85125

triadic

#A8253B #3BA825 #253BA8

tetradic

#A8253B #7CA825 #25A892 #5125A8

square

#A8253B #7CA825 #25A892 #5125A8

split-complementary

#A8253B #25A851 #257CA8

monochromatic

#440F18 #761A29 #A8253B #D33751 #DE697D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#A8253B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#A8253B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8253B

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8253B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8253B	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B473B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8253b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 37, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.166 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c96c70',
    500: '#a8253b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8253b;
$custom-light: #c96c70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8253b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.924,
    "s": 63.902,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48443,
    "c": 0.1659,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8253B

secondary

#65C4B4

accent

#E7CB41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEC

border

#D3C7C7

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8253B

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

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