#A53938#A53938

#A53938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.143 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A53938
RGB	rgb(165, 57, 56)
HSL	hsl(1, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(1, 66%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 66.1%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.94, 44.39, 24.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.94, 50.93, 29.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.1303 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.143 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.6958, 11.2136, 4.9732)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A53938 #38A4A5

analogous

#A5386D #A53938 #A56F38

triadic

#A53938 #38A539 #3938A5

tetradic

#A53938 #6DA538 #38A4A5 #6F38A5

square

#A53938 #6DA538 #38A4A5 #6F38A5

split-complementary

#A53938 #38A56F #386DA5

monochromatic

#4A1919 #772928 #A53938 #C55655 #D58383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#A53938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#A53938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A53938

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A53938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A53938	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564F37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#716735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B5203A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a53938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 57, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.143 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6756e',
    500: '#a53938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a53938;
$custom-light: #c6756e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a53938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.55,
    "s": 49.321,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4993,
    "c": 0.143,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A53938

secondary

#7ABEBE

accent

#D8D94F

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#140907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A53938

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

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