#A53D22#A53D22
#A53D22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.143 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A53D22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 61, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63%, 79.4%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.34, 41.49, 38.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.34, 56.31, 42.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.14% 0.1168 0.0831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.14% 0.143 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4764, 11.4548, 2.8038) |
| Luminance | 0.1145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.69
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.90
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.52
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.46
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.84
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A53D22 #228AA5
analogous
#A52249 #A53D22 #A57F22
triadic
#A53D22 #22A53D #3D22A5
tetradic
#A53D22 #49A522 #228AA5 #7F22A5
square
#A53D22 #49A522 #228AA5 #7F22A5
split-complementary
#A53D22 #22A57F #2249A5
monochromatic
#40170D #722A18 #A53D22 #D45230 #DF7C63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.38
#A53D22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#A53D22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A53D22
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A53D22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A53D22 | 1.00 | 6.38 | 3.29 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A511E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74681E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B62238
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a53d22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 61, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.143 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7775f',
500: '#a53d22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a53d22; $custom-light: #c7775f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a53d22",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 61,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.366,
"s": 65.829,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5014,
"c": 0.14334,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.11452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A53D22
secondary
#5FAFC4
accent
#C6E93F
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#150905
muted
#837B79