#A34938#A34938

#A34938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.123 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A34938
RGB	rgb(163, 73, 56)
HSL	hsl(10, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(10, 66%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 65.6%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 35.96, 28.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 45.61, 37.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1041 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.123 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2023, 12.8394, 5.2603)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A34938 #3892A3

analogous

#A3385C #A34938 #A37E38

triadic

#A34938 #38A349 #4938A3

tetradic

#A34938 #5CA338 #3892A3 #7E38A3

square

#A34938 #5CA338 #3892A3 #7E38A3

split-complementary

#A34938 #38A37E #385CA3

monochromatic

#482019 #753528 #A34938 #C46654 #D48F82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#A34938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#A34938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A34938

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A34938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A34938	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B23845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a34938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 73, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.123 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c47e6f',
    500: '#a34938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a34938;
$custom-light: #c47e6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a34938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 163,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.533,
    "s": 48.858,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51813,
    "c": 0.12324,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A34938

secondary

#79B3BD

accent

#C3D84F

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EEEC

border

#D2C9C7

text

#140A07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A34938

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

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