#A5482B#A5482B

#A5482B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.130 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A5482B
RGB	rgb(165, 72, 43)
HSL	hsl(14, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(14, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 73.9%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 36.52, 35.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 50.92, 44.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.79% 0.1031 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(51.79% 0.13 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.2723, 12.8109, 3.7956)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A5482B #2B88A5

analogous

#A52B4B #A5482B #A5852B

triadic

#A5482B #2BA548 #482BA5

tetradic

#A5482B #4BA52B #2B88A5 #852BA5

square

#A5482B #4BA52B #2B88A5 #852BA5

split-complementary

#A5482B #2BA585 #2B4BA5

monochromatic

#441E12 #74331E #A5482B #CD6240 #DA8A71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#A5482B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#A5482B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A5482B

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A5482B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A5482B	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)

#615728

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B53442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a5482b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 72, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.130 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c67e66',
    500: '#a5482b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a5482b;
$custom-light: #c67e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a5482b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.262,
    "s": 58.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51789,
    "c": 0.13042,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A5482B

secondary

#6BADC1

accent

#BDE246

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#140A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A5482B

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

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