#A53227#A53227
#A53227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.153 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A53227 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 50, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 76.4%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.60, 46.50, 33.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.60, 57.31, 35.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.85% 0.1333 0.0746) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.85% 0.153 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0258, 10.4296, 3.0357) |
| Luminance | 0.1043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.24
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.40
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.72
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.93
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.28
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A53227 #279AA5
analogous
#A5275B #A53227 #A57127
triadic
#A53227 #27A532 #3227A5
tetradic
#A53227 #5BA527 #279AA5 #7127A5
square
#A53227 #5BA527 #279AA5 #7127A5
split-complementary
#A53227 #27A571 #275BA5
monochromatic
#421410 #74231B #A53227 #D04639 #DC746A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.81
#A53227 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#A53227 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A53227
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A53227 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A53227 | 1.00 | 6.81 | 3.09 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534B25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706423
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B60A30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a53227; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 50, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.153 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c87162',
500: '#a53227',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a53227; $custom-light: #c87162; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a53227",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 50,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.238,
"s": 61.765,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48853,
"c": 0.15278,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.10427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A53227
secondary
#66BAC2
accent
#D7E543
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79