#A4524B#A4524B
#A4524B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.110 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4524B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 82, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 37%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 54%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 54.3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.85, 33.09, 19.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.85, 38.54, 30.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.72% 0.0982 0.0487) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.72% 0.11 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5986, 14.4372, 8.4098) |
| Luminance | 0.1444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.41
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.93
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.92
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 7.76
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 8.18
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4524B #4B9DA4
analogous
#A44B71 #A4524B #A47F4B
triadic
#A4524B #4BA452 #524BA4
tetradic
#A4524B #71A44B #4B9DA4 #7F4BA4
square
#A4524B #71A44B #4B9DA4 #7F4BA4
split-complementary
#A4524B #4BA47F #4B71A4
monochromatic
#502825 #7A3D38 #A4524B #BD756F #D09D99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.40
#A4524B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#A4524B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A4524B
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4524B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4524B | 1.00 | 5.40 | 3.89 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65604A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7149
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B24551
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4524b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 82, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.110 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3847d',
500: '#a4524b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4524b; $custom-light: #c3847d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4524b",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 82,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.719,
"s": 37.238,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53721,
"c": 0.10964,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.14435
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4524B
secondary
#8EB9BD
accent
#C4CD5B
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8EFEE
border
#D1CAC9
text
#130B09
muted
#827C7B