#A5504E#A5504E
#A5504E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.113 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5504E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 80, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 52.7%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.64, 34.81, 17.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.64, 39.05, 26.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.61% 0.1039 0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.61% 0.113 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7623, 14.2889, 8.9235) |
| Luminance | 0.1429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.80
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.01
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.01
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 7.05
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 8.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5504E #4EA3A5
analogous
#A54E78 #A5504E #A57B4E
triadic
#A5504E #4EA550 #504EA5
tetradic
#A5504E #78A54E #4EA3A5 #7B4EA5
square
#A5504E #78A54E #4EA3A5 #7B4EA5
split-complementary
#A5504E #4EA57B #4E78A5
monochromatic
#522827 #7B3C3A #A5504E #BD7573 #D19E9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#A5504E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#A5504E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A5504E
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5504E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5504E | 1.00 | 5.44 | 3.86 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645F4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#79704C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B34350
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5504e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 80, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.113 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4837f',
500: '#a5504e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5504e; $custom-light: #c4837f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5504e",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 80,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.379,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53612,
"c": 0.11282,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.14287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5504E
secondary
#91BCBD
accent
#C9CC5C
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8EFEE
border
#D1CAC9
text
#130B0A
muted
#827C7C