#A5482A#A5482A

#A5482A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.131 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A5482A
RGB	rgb(165, 72, 42)
HSL	hsl(15, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(15, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 74.5%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.47, 36.47, 36.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.47, 51.26, 44.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.1028 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.131 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.2542, 12.8036, 3.7001)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A5482A #2A87A5

analogous

#A52A4A #A5482A #A5852A

triadic

#A5482A #2AA548 #482AA5

tetradic

#A5482A #4AA52A #2A87A5 #852AA5

square

#A5482A #4AA52A #2A87A5 #852AA5

split-complementary

#A5482A #2AA585 #2A4AA5

monochromatic

#431D11 #74331E #A5482A #CE613E #DA896F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#A5482A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#A5482A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A5482A

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A5482A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A5482A	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615726

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B53441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a5482a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 72, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.131 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67e65',
    500: '#a5482a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a5482a;
$custom-light: #c67e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a5482a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.634,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51778,
    "c": 0.13073,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A5482A

secondary

#69ACC1

accent

#BCE345

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#140A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A5482A

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

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