#A45555#A45555

#A45555 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.104 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A45555
RGB	rgb(164, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(0, 32%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 48%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 48.2%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 32.44, 14.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 35.68, 24.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% 0.0974 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.104 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1993, 15.0474, 10.4332)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A45555 #55A4A4

analogous

#A4557D #A45555 #A47D55

triadic

#A45555 #55A455 #5555A4

tetradic

#A45555 #7DA455 #55A4A4 #7D55A4

square

#A45555 #7DA455 #55A4A4 #7D55A4

split-complementary

#A45555 #55A47D #557DA4

monochromatic

#532B2B #7C4040 #A45555 #BB7B7B #D0A4A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#A45555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#A45555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A45555

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A45555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A45555	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7253

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B24A56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a45555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.104 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c28684',
    500: '#a45555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a45555;
$custom-light: #c28684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a45555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 31.727,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54431,
    "c": 0.10436,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A45555

secondary

#98BDBD

accent

#C8C860

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFEF

border

#D1CACA

text

#130B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #A45555

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

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