#A54540#A54540
#A54540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.128 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A54540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 69, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 61%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 61.2%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.20, 39.29, 22.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.20, 45.50, 30.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.67% 0.1157 0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.67% 0.128 25.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5722, 12.6281, 6.3089) |
| Luminance | 0.1263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.34
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.31
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.67
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.17
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.82
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A54540 #40A0A5
analogous
#A5406E #A54540 #A57740
triadic
#A54540 #40A545 #4540A5
tetradic
#A54540 #6EA540 #40A0A5 #7740A5
square
#A54540 #6EA540 #40A0A5 #7740A5
split-complementary
#A54540 #40A577 #406EA5
monochromatic
#4D201E #79332F #A54540 #C26561 #D3908D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.96
#A54540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#A54540 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A54540
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A54540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A54540 | 1.00 | 5.96 | 3.53 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D573F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756B3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B43344
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a54540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 69, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.128 25.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c57c75',
500: '#a54540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a54540; $custom-light: #c57c75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a54540",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 69,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.97,
"s": 44.105,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51674,
"c": 0.12827,
"h": 25.5
},
"luminance": 0.12626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A54540
secondary
#83BBBE
accent
#CED454
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F9EEED
border
#D2C9C8
text
#140A08
muted
#827C7B