#A53835#A53835

#A53835 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.144 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A53835
RGB	rgb(165, 56, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(2, 68%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 67.9%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 44.65, 26.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 51.93, 30.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.1305 0.0621)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.144 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.5756, 11.0872, 4.5820)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A53835 #35A2A5

analogous

#A5356A #A53835 #A57035

triadic

#A53835 #35A538 #3835A5

tetradic

#A53835 #6AA535 #35A2A5 #7035A5

square

#A53835 #6AA535 #35A2A5 #7035A5

split-complementary

#A53835 #35A570 #356AA5

monochromatic

#481917 #772826 #A53835 #C75350 #D6817F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#A53835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#A53835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A53835

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A53835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A53835	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B51D38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a53835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 56, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.144 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6746c',
    500: '#a53835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a53835;
$custom-light: #c6746c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a53835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.607,
    "s": 51.376,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49757,
    "c": 0.14449,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A53835

secondary

#77BDBF

accent

#D7DB4D

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A53835

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

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