#A8253E#A8253E
#A8253E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.166 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8253E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 37, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78%, 63.1%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.84, 53.36, 18.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.84, 56.53, 19.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.5% 0.1597 0.0452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.5% 0.166 15.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6814, 9.9984, 5.5554) |
| Luminance | 0.1000 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 1.78
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.96
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.88
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.32
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.66
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8253E #25A88F
analogous
#A8257F #A8253E #A84E25
triadic
#A8253E #3EA825 #253EA8
tetradic
#A8253E #7FA825 #25A88F #4E25A8
square
#A8253E #7FA825 #25A88F #4E25A8
split-complementary
#A8253E #25A84E #257FA8
monochromatic
#440F19 #761A2B #A8253E #D33755 #DE6980
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.00
#A8253E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#A8253E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8253E
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8253E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8253E | 1.00 | 7.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A483E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C633A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B80030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8253e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 37, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.166 15.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96c73',
500: '#a8253e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8253e; $custom-light: #c96c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8253e",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 37,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.55,
"s": 63.902,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48504,
"c": 0.16594,
"h": 15.8
},
"luminance": 0.09996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8253E
secondary
#65C4B2
accent
#E7C741
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEC
border
#D3C7C7
text
#150808
muted
#837A7B