#A44540#A44540
#A44540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.127 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A44540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 69, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 61%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 61%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 38.92, 22.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 45.06, 30.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.52% 0.1147 0.0548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.52% 0.127 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3650, 12.5212, 6.2992) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.54
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.45
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.66
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.38
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.81
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A44540 #409FA4
analogous
#A4406D #A44540 #A47740
triadic
#A44540 #40A445 #4540A4
tetradic
#A44540 #6DA440 #409FA4 #7740A4
square
#A44540 #6DA440 #409FA4 #7740A4
split-complementary
#A44540 #40A477 #406DA4
monochromatic
#4C201E #78322F #A44540 #C16560 #D2908C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#A44540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#A44540 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A44540
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A44540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A44540 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D573F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746B3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B33444
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a44540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 69, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.127 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c47c75',
500: '#a44540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a44540; $custom-light: #c47c75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a44540",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 69,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51518,
"c": 0.12708,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.12519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A44540
secondary
#83BABD
accent
#CDD454
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F9EEED
border
#D2C9C8
text
#140A08
muted
#827C7B