Palettes / Colors / #A52A2A

#A52A2A — Red

#A52A2A is the named color Brown. It belongs to the red family.

#A52A2A is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2BA6A6; it also sits naturally between #A62B69 and #A6692B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 16% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 75% · Key 35%

Previews

CSS code for #A52A2A

.text { color: #A52A2A; }
.background { background-color: #A52A2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A52A2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 42, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 59%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A52A2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 42, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A52A2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 42, 42, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A52A2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A52A2A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A52A2A

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Tones of #A52A2A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BA6A6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A52A2A: #FFFFFF.

How #A52A2A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #A52A2A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A52A29  ·  #A52A2B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A52A2A?

#A52A2A is Red, a red color (RGB 165, 42, 42). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A52A2A?

#A52A2A is RGB 165, 42, 42 — HSL 0°, 59%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 75%, 35%.

What colors go with #A52A2A?

Its complement is #2BA6A6; analogous partners are #A62B69 and #A6692B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A52A2A for text?

White text on #A52A2A has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.96:1.