#A35238#A35238

#A35238 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.114 H 38.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A35238
RGB	rgb(163, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(15, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(15, 66%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 65.6%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 31.22, 30.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 43.51, 44.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.24% 0.0895 0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(53.24% 0.114 38.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.8370, 14.1088, 5.4719)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A35238 #3889A3

analogous

#A33854 #A35238 #A38738

triadic

#A35238 #38A352 #5238A3

tetradic

#A35238 #54A338 #3889A3 #8738A3

square

#A35238 #54A338 #3889A3 #8738A3

split-complementary

#A35238 #38A387 #3854A3

monochromatic

#482419 #753B28 #A35238 #C46F54 #D49682

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#A35238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#A35238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A35238

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A35238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A35238	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7037

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2434C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a35238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.114 38.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3846f',
    500: '#a35238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a35238;
$custom-light: #c3846f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a35238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 163,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.579,
    "s": 48.858,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53235,
    "c": 0.11417,
    "h": 38.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A35238

secondary

#79ADBD

accent

#B7D84F

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F9EFEC

border

#D2CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A35238

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

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