#A9253C#A9253C

#A9253C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.167 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A9253C
RGB	rgb(169, 37, 60)
HSL	hsl(350, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(350, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 64.5%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 53.53, 20.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 57.20, 20.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.65% 0.1597 0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(48.65% 0.167 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8413, 10.0871, 5.2817)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A9253C #25A992

analogous

#A9257E #A9253C #A95025

triadic

#A9253C #3CA925 #253CA9

tetradic

#A9253C #7EA925 #25A992 #5025A9

square

#A9253C #7EA925 #25A992 #5025A9

split-complementary

#A9253C #25A950 #257EA9

monochromatic

#450F18 #771A2A #A9253C #D33853 #DE6A7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#A9253C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A9253C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A9253C

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A9253C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A9253C	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B483C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6338

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a9253c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 37, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.167 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6c71',
    500: '#a9253c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a9253c;
$custom-light: #ca6c71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a9253c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 169,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.545,
    "s": 64.078,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48645,
    "c": 0.16687,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A9253C

secondary

#65C4B4

accent

#E7CA41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEC

border

#D3C7C7

text

#150807

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A9253C

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

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