#A8381C#A8381C

#A8381C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.152 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8381C
RGB	rgb(168, 56, 28)
HSL	hsl(12, 71%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(12, 83%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 83.3%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 44.63, 40.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 60.59, 42.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.96% 0.1251 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(49.96% 0.153 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7743, 11.2397, 2.3319)
Luminance	0.1124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8381C #1C8CA8

analogous

#A81C46 #A8381C #A87E1C

triadic

#A8381C #1CA838 #381CA8

tetradic

#A8381C #46A81C #1C8CA8 #7E1CA8

square

#A8381C #46A81C #1C8CA8 #7E1CA8

split-complementary

#A8381C #1CA87E #1C46A8

monochromatic

#3F150B #742713 #A8381C #DB4A26 #E4765B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#A8381C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#A8381C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8381C

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8381C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8381C	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594E17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746717

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B91633

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8381c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 56, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.152 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca745b',
    500: '#a8381c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8381c;
$custom-light: #ca745b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8381c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49957,
    "c": 0.1525,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8381C

secondary

#58B1C7

accent

#CAEE3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8381C

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

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