Palettes / Colors / #A7253E

#A7253E — Red

#A7253E is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #A7253E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A7253E is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #25A78D; it also sits naturally between #A72580 and #A74C25. 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 15% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 63% · Key 35%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A7253E

.text { color: #A7253E; }
.background { background-color: #A7253E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A7253E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 37, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 64%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A7253E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 37, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A7253E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 37, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A7253E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A7253E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #25A78D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A7253E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A7253E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A7253E 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A7253E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A7253D  ·  #A7253F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A7253E?

#A7253E is Red, a red color (RGB 167, 37, 62). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A7253E?

#A7253E is RGB 167, 37, 62 — HSL 348°, 64%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 63%, 35%.

What colors go with #A7253E?

Its complement is #25A78D; analogous partners are #A72580 and #A74C25. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A7253E for text?

White text on #A7253E has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.98:1.