#A53E28#A53E28
#A53E28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.141 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A53E28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 62, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 75.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.57, 41.27, 35.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.57, 54.16, 40.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.34% 0.1172 0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.34% 0.141 33.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6246, 11.6002, 3.3181) |
| Luminance | 0.1160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.14
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.40
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.59
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.50
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.53
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A53E28 #288FA5
analogous
#A52850 #A53E28 #A57C28
triadic
#A53E28 #28A53E #3E28A5
tetradic
#A53E28 #50A528 #288FA5 #7C28A5
square
#A53E28 #50A528 #288FA5 #7C28A5
split-complementary
#A53E28 #28A57C #2850A5
monochromatic
#421910 #742B1C #A53E28 #CF553B #DB806C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.33
#A53E28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.32
#A53E28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A53E28
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A53E28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A53E28 | 1.00 | 6.33 | 3.32 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5125
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746825
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B52539
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a53e28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 62, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.141 33.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c77863',
500: '#a53e28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a53e28; $custom-light: #c77863; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a53e28",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 62,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.56,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50339,
"c": 0.14095,
"h": 33.7
},
"luminance": 0.11598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A53E28
secondary
#67B2C2
accent
#C8E444
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140905
muted
#837B79