#A44444#A44444

#A44444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.128 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A44444
RGB	rgb(164, 68, 68)
HSL	hsl(0, 41%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 58.5%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 39.72, 20.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 44.52, 26.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.1179 0.0492)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.128 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4219, 12.4464, 6.9000)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A44444 #44A4A4

analogous

#A44474 #A44444 #A47444

triadic

#A44444 #44A444 #4444A4

tetradic

#A44444 #74A444 #44A4A4 #7444A4

square

#A44444 #74A444 #44A4A4 #7444A4

split-complementary

#A44444 #44A474 #4474A4

monochromatic

#4D2020 #793232 #A44444 #BF6666 #D19191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#A44444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#A44444 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A44444

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A44444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A44444	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5643

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736B42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B33345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a44444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 68, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.128 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c47c78',
    500: '#a44444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a44444;
$custom-light: #c47c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a44444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 41.379,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51454,
    "c": 0.12769,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A44444

secondary

#87BDBD

accent

#D1D157

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EEED

border

#D2C9C8

text

#140A08

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A44444

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

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