#A83D21#A83D21
#A83D21 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.147 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A83D21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 61, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 67%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 80%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 80.4%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.86, 42.56, 39.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.86, 57.92, 42.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.63% 0.1196 0.0852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.63% 0.147 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0937, 11.7747, 2.7585) |
| Luminance | 0.1177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.16
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.17
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.43
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.33
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.59
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A83D21 #218CA8
analogous
#A82149 #A83D21 #A88021
triadic
#A83D21 #21A83D #3D21A8
tetradic
#A83D21 #49A821 #218CA8 #8021A8
square
#A83D21 #49A821 #218CA8 #8021A8
split-complementary
#A83D21 #21A880 #2149A8
monochromatic
#42180D #752A17 #A83D21 #D65230 #E07D63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.26
#A83D21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#A83D21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A83D21
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A83D21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A83D21 | 1.00 | 6.26 | 3.35 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B511D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#76691D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B92137
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a83d21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 61, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.147 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca775e',
500: '#a83d21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a83d21; $custom-light: #ca775e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a83d21",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 61,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.444,
"s": 67.164,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50629,
"c": 0.14684,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.11772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A83D21
secondary
#5FB0C5
accent
#C6EA3E
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79