#A43836#A43836

#A43836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.143 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43836
RGB	rgb(164, 56, 54)
HSL	hsl(1, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.9%, 67.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 44.36, 25.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 51.25, 30.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.1299 0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.143 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3916, 10.9896, 4.6947)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A43836 #36A2A4

analogous

#A4366B #A43836 #A46F36

triadic

#A43836 #36A438 #3836A4

tetradic

#A43836 #6BA436 #36A2A4 #6F36A4

square

#A43836 #6BA436 #36A2A4 #6F36A4

split-complementary

#A43836 #36A46F #366BA4

monochromatic

#481918 #762827 #A43836 #C65351 #D5817F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#A43836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#A43836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43836

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43836	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41E39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 56, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.143 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6746d',
    500: '#a43836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43836;
$custom-light: #c6746d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.091,
    "s": 50.459,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49605,
    "c": 0.14323,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43836

secondary

#78BDBE

accent

#D7DA4E

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43836

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

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