#A5505B#A5505B

#A5505B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.112 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A5505B
RGB	rgb(165, 80, 91)
HSL	hsl(352, 35%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(352, 52%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 44.8%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.93, 36.11, 10.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.93, 37.52, 15.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.1092 0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.112 13.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.2753, 14.4941, 11.6254)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A5505B #50A59A

analogous

#A55085 #A5505B #A56F50

triadic

#A5505B #5BA550 #505BA5

tetradic

#A5505B #85A550 #50A59A #6F50A5

square

#A5505B #85A550 #50A59A #6F50A5

split-complementary

#A5505B #50A56F #5085A5

monochromatic

#53282E #7C3C44 #A5505B #BC767F #D09FA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#A5505B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#A5505B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A5505B

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A5505B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A5505B	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61605B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#777159

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B24654

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a5505b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 80, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.112 13.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c38389',
    500: '#a5505b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a5505b;
$custom-light: #c38389;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a5505b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.235,
    "s": 34.694,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53925,
    "c": 0.11233,
    "h": 13.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A5505B

secondary

#93BDB8

accent

#CBBD5D

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F8EFF0

border

#D1CACB

text

#130B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #A5505B

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

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