#A53535#A53535

#A53535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.148 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A53535
RGB	rgb(165, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 67.9%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.25, 45.95, 25.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.25, 52.76, 29.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.1346 0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.148 24.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.4346, 10.8051, 4.5350)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A53535 #35A5A5

analogous

#A5356D #A53535 #A56D35

triadic

#A53535 #35A535 #3535A5

tetradic

#A53535 #6DA535 #35A5A5 #6D35A5

square

#A53535 #6DA535 #35A5A5 #6D35A5

split-complementary

#A53535 #35A56D #356DA5

monochromatic

#481717 #772626 #A53535 #C75050 #D67F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#A53535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#A53535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A53535

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A53535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A53535	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706532

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B51836

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a53535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.148 24.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7736c',
    500: '#a53535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a53535;
$custom-light: #c7736c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a53535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 51.376,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49399,
    "c": 0.14765,
    "h": 24.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A53535

secondary

#77BFBF

accent

#DBDB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A53535

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

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