#A44848#A44848

#A44848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.122 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A44848
RGB	rgb(164, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 39%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 56%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 56.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.76, 38.04, 18.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.76, 42.43, 26.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.1132 0.0463)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.122 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7984, 12.9974, 7.6484)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A44848 #48A4A4

analogous

#A44876 #A44848 #A47648

triadic

#A44848 #48A448 #4848A4

tetradic

#A44848 #76A448 #48A4A4 #7648A4

square

#A44848 #76A448 #48A4A4 #7648A4

split-complementary

#A44848 #48A476 #4876A4

monochromatic

#4F2323 #793535 #A44848 #BE6B6B #D19696

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#A44848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#A44848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A44848

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A44848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A44848	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5947

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756C46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B33949

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a44848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.122 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c47e7b',
    500: '#a44848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a44848;
$custom-light: #c47e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a44848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 38.983,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52115,
    "c": 0.12233,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A44848

secondary

#8BBDBD

accent

#CFCF59

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EEED

border

#D2C9C8

text

#130A09

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A44848

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

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