#A4482C#A4482C
#A4482C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.129 H 37.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4482C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 72, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 73.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.33, 36.17, 34.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.33, 50.14, 43.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.65% 0.1024 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.65% 0.129 37.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0836, 12.7114, 3.8837) |
| Luminance | 0.1271 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.24
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.74
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.88
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.49
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.67
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4482C #2C88A4
analogous
#A42C4C #A4482C #A4842C
triadic
#A4482C #2CA448 #482CA4
tetradic
#A4482C #4CA42C #2C88A4 #842CA4
square
#A4482C #4CA42C #2C88A4 #842CA4
split-complementary
#A4482C #2CA484 #2C4CA4
monochromatic
#431E12 #74331F #A4482C #CC6241 #D98A71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#A4482C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#A4482C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A4482C
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4482C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4482C | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615729
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B43442
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4482c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 72, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.129 37.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c57e66',
500: '#a4482c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4482c; $custom-light: #c57e66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4482c",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 72,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51646,
"c": 0.12899,
"h": 37.5
},
"luminance": 0.12709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4482C
secondary
#6BADC0
accent
#BDE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#140A06
muted
#837C7A