#A45842#A45842

#A45842 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.106 H 37.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A45842
RGB	rgb(164, 88, 66)
HSL	hsl(13, 43%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.3%, 59.8%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 29.09, 26.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 39.38, 42.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.0845 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.106 37)
XYZ	xyz(19.7845, 15.2674, 7.0582)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A45842 #428EA4

analogous

#A4425D #A45842 #A48942

triadic

#A45842 #42A458 #5842A4

tetradic

#A45842 #5DA442 #428EA4 #8942A4

square

#A45842 #5DA442 #428EA4 #8942A4

split-complementary

#A45842 #42A489 #425DA4

monochromatic

#4D291F #784130 #A45842 #C07863 #D29E8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#A45842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#A45842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A45842

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A45842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A45842	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7341

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B34B53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a45842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 88, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.106 37.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c38876',
    500: '#a45842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a45842;
$custom-light: #c38876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a45842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.469,
    "s": 42.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54543,
    "c": 0.10581,
    "h": 37
  },
  "luminance": 0.15265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A45842

secondary

#85B0BD

accent

#B6D255

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F8F0ED

border

#D1CBC8

text

#130B08

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A45842

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

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