#A8391C#A8391C

#A8391C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.152 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8391C
RGB	rgb(168, 57, 28)
HSL	hsl(12, 71%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(12, 83%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 83.3%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 44.19, 41.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 60.37, 42.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.1237 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.152 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8232, 11.3376, 2.3483)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8391C #1C8BA8

analogous

#A81C45 #A8391C #A87F1C

triadic

#A8391C #1CA839 #391CA8

tetradic

#A8391C #45A81C #1C8BA8 #7F1CA8

square

#A8391C #45A81C #1C8BA8 #7F1CA8

split-complementary

#A8391C #1CA87F #1C45A8

monochromatic

#3F150B #742713 #A8391C #DB4C26 #E4775B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#A8391C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#A8391C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8391C

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8391C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8391C	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#594F17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756817

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B91833

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8391c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 57, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.152 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca755b',
    500: '#a8391c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8391c;
$custom-light: #ca755b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8391c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.429,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50079,
    "c": 0.15159,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8391C

secondary

#58B0C7

accent

#C9EE3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEDE9

border

#D4C8C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8391C

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

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