#A83A1B#A83A1B
#A83A1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.151 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A83A1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 58, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 72%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 84%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 83.9%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.30, 43.72, 41.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.30, 60.46, 43.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.19% 0.1221 0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.19% 0.151 36) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8614, 11.4327, 2.3029) |
| Luminance | 0.1143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 2.32
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 3.42
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.56
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.78
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 3.79
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A83A1B #1B89A8
analogous
#A81B43 #A83A1B #A8801B
triadic
#A83A1B #1BA83A #3A1BA8
tetradic
#A83A1B #43A81B #1B89A8 #801BA8
square
#A83A1B #43A81B #1B89A8 #801BA8
split-complementary
#A83A1B #1BA880 #1B43A8
monochromatic
#3F160A #732813 #A83A1B #DC4D24 #E47859
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.39
#A83A1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#A83A1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A83A1B
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A83A1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A83A1B | 1.00 | 6.39 | 3.29 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A4F16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756816
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B91A34
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a83a1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 58, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.151 36.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca755a',
500: '#a83a1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a83a1b; $custom-light: #ca755a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a83a1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 58,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.191,
"s": 72.308,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50194,
"c": 0.15088,
"h": 36
},
"luminance": 0.1143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A83A1B
secondary
#57AFC8
accent
#C7EF39
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79