#A34738#A34738

#A34738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.125 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A34738
RGB	rgb(163, 71, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(8, 66%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 65.6%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 36.98, 27.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 46.13, 36.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.1073 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.125 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0730, 12.5808, 5.2172)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A34738 #3894A3

analogous

#A3385F #A34738 #A37C38

triadic

#A34738 #38A347 #4738A3

tetradic

#A34738 #5FA338 #3894A3 #7C38A3

square

#A34738 #5FA338 #3894A3 #7C38A3

split-complementary

#A34738 #38A37C #385FA3

monochromatic

#481F19 #753328 #A34738 #C46454 #D48D82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#A34738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#A34738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A34738

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A34738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A34738	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5736

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B23544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a34738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 71, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.125 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c47d6f',
    500: '#a34738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a34738;
$custom-light: #c47d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a34738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 163,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.411,
    "s": 48.858,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51513,
    "c": 0.12537,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A34738

secondary

#79B4BD

accent

#C5D84F

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EEEC

border

#D2C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A34738

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

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