#A45B59#A45B59
#A45B59 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.096 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45B59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 91, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 30%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 46%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.5%, 45.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.10, 29.58, 14.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.10, 32.89, 25.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.53% 0.0889 0.0365) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.53% 0.096 22.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8553, 16.0979, 11.4581) |
| Luminance | 0.1610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.24
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.99
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 7.63
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 8.07
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 8.13
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 8.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45B59 #59A2A4
analogous
#A4597D #A45B59 #A48159
triadic
#A45B59 #59A45B #5B59A4
tetradic
#A45B59 #7DA459 #59A2A4 #8159A4
square
#A45B59 #7DA459 #59A2A4 #8159A4
split-complementary
#A45B59 #59A481 #597DA4
monochromatic
#552F2E #7C4543 #A45B59 #BA8280 #D0A9A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.98
#A45B59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#A45B59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A45B59
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45B59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45B59 | 1.00 | 4.98 | 4.22 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6758
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7558
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1515B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45b59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 91, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.096 22.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28b87',
500: '#a45b59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45b59; $custom-light: #c28b87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45b59",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 91,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.6,
"s": 29.644,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55529,
"c": 0.09612,
"h": 22.3
},
"luminance": 0.16096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45B59
secondary
#9BBDBE
accent
#C3C662
background
#FCF8F8
surface
#F8F0EF
border
#D1CBCA
text
#130C0B
muted
#827D7C