#A44F38#A44F38
#A44F38 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.118 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A44F38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 79, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 65.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.90, 33.23, 29.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.90, 44.61, 41.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.9% 0.0955 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.9% 0.118 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8213, 13.7722, 5.4078) |
| Luminance | 0.1377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.75
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.21
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.33
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.79
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.89
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A44F38 #388DA4
analogous
#A43857 #A44F38 #A48538
triadic
#A44F38 #38A44F #4F38A4
tetradic
#A44F38 #57A438 #388DA4 #8538A4
square
#A44F38 #57A438 #388DA4 #8538A4
split-complementary
#A44F38 #38A485 #3857A4
monochromatic
#492319 #763928 #A44F38 #C56C54 #D49482
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.59
#A44F38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#A44F38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A44F38
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A44F38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A44F38 | 1.00 | 5.59 | 3.75 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655C36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6F36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B33F4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a44f38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 79, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.118 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4826f',
500: '#a44f38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a44f38; $custom-light: #c4826f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a44f38",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 79,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.778,
"s": 49.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52896,
"c": 0.11825,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.1377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A44F38
secondary
#7AAFBE
accent
#BBD94F
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9EFEC
border
#D2CAC7
text
#140B07
muted
#827C7A