#A4472C#A4472C
#A4472C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.130 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4472C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 71, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 73.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.13, 36.68, 34.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.13, 50.36, 43.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.5% 0.1039 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.5% 0.13 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0195, 12.5832, 3.8623) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.40
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.54
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.61
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.54
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.63
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4472C #2C89A4
analogous
#A42C4D #A4472C #A4832C
triadic
#A4472C #2CA447 #472CA4
tetradic
#A4472C #4DA42C #2C89A4 #832CA4
square
#A4472C #4DA42C #2C89A4 #832CA4
split-complementary
#A4472C #2CA483 #2C4DA4
monochromatic
#431D12 #74321F #A4472C #CC6041 #D98971
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#A4472C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#A4472C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A4472C
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4472C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4472C | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605729
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B43341
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4472c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 71, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.130 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c67d66',
500: '#a4472c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4472c; $custom-light: #c67d66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4472c",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 71,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.5,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51497,
"c": 0.12994,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.12581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4472C
secondary
#6BADC0
accent
#BEE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#140A06
muted
#837C7A