#A53338#A53338

#A53338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.149 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A53338
RGB	rgb(165, 51, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 69%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 66.1%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.99, 46.96, 23.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.99, 52.63, 26.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.1384 0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.149 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4165, 10.6550, 4.8801)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A53338 #33A5A0

analogous

#A53371 #A53338 #A56733

triadic

#A53338 #38A533 #3338A5

tetradic

#A53338 #71A533 #33A5A0 #6733A5

square

#A53338 #71A533 #33A5A0 #6733A5

split-complementary

#A53338 #33A567 #3371A5

monochromatic

#481618 #762528 #A53338 #C84D53 #D67C80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#A53338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#A53338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A53338

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A53338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A53338	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B51436

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a53338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 51, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.149 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7726e',
    500: '#a53338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a53338;
$custom-light: #c7726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a53338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.368,
    "s": 52.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49223,
    "c": 0.14941,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A53338

secondary

#75BFBC

accent

#DCD64C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A53338

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

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