#A4492D#A4492D

#A4492D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.128 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A4492D
RGB	rgb(164, 73, 45)
HSL	hsl(14, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(14, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 72.6%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 35.71, 34.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 49.59, 43.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1011 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.128 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.1678, 12.8494, 4.0056)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A4492D #2D88A4

analogous

#A42D4C #A4492D #A4842D

triadic

#A4492D #2DA449 #492DA4

tetradic

#A4492D #4CA42D #2D88A4 #842DA4

square

#A4492D #4CA42D #2D88A4 #842DA4

split-complementary

#A4492D #2DA484 #2D4CA4

monochromatic

#441E13 #743420 #A4492D #CB6343 #D98B73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#A4492D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#A4492D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A4492D

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A4492D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A4492D	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62582A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B43643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a4492d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 73, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.128 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c57e67',
    500: '#a4492d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a4492d;
$custom-light: #c57e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a4492d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 56.938,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51809,
    "c": 0.12771,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A4492D

secondary

#6DACC0

accent

#BCE048

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#140A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A4492D

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

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