#A4492C#A4492C

#A4492C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.128 H 38.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A4492C
RGB	rgb(164, 73, 44)
HSL	hsl(15, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(15, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 73.2%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 35.66, 34.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 49.93, 44.42°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1008 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.128 38.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1488, 12.8418, 3.9054)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A4492C #2C87A4

analogous

#A42C4B #A4492C #A4852C

triadic

#A4492C #2CA449 #492CA4

tetradic

#A4492C #4BA42C #2C87A4 #852CA4

square

#A4492C #4BA42C #2C87A4 #852CA4

split-complementary

#A4492C #2CA485 #2C4BA4

monochromatic

#431E12 #74341F #A4492C #CC6341 #D98A71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#A4492C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#A4492C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A4492C

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A4492C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A4492C	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B43643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a4492c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 73, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.128 38.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c57e66',
    500: '#a4492c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a4492c;
$custom-light: #c57e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a4492c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.5,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51797,
    "c": 0.12802,
    "h": 38.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A4492C

secondary

#6BACC0

accent

#BCE147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#140A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A4492C

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

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