#A35A42#A35A42

#A35A42 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.103 H 38.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A35A42
RGB	rgb(163, 90, 66)
HSL	hsl(15, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 59.5%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 27.58, 26.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 38.53, 44.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.08 0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.103 38.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7453, 15.4943, 7.1040)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A35A42 #428BA3

analogous

#A3425B #A35A42 #A38A42

triadic

#A35A42 #42A35A #5A42A3

tetradic

#A35A42 #5BA342 #428BA3 #8A42A3

square

#A35A42 #5BA342 #428BA3 #8A42A3

split-complementary

#A35A42 #42A38A #425BA3

monochromatic

#4C2A1F #774230 #A35A42 #C07A63 #D19F8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#A35A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#A35A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A35A42

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A35A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A35A42	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7441

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B14D54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a35a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 90, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.103 38.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c28a77',
    500: '#a35a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a35a42;
$custom-light: #c28a77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a35a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 163,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.845,
    "s": 42.358,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54747,
    "c": 0.10273,
    "h": 38.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A35A42

secondary

#84AFBC

accent

#B3D256

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F8F0ED

border

#D1CBC8

text

#130C08

muted

#827D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A35A42

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

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