#A84224#A84224
#A84224 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.141 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A84224 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 66, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 78.6%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.77, 40.33, 38.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.77, 55.85, 43.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.33% 0.1133 0.0847) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.33% 0.141 36.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4171, 12.3512, 3.0829) |
| Luminance | 0.1235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.13
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.34
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.36
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.92
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A84224 #248AA8
analogous
#A82448 #A84224 #A88424
triadic
#A84224 #24A842 #4224A8
tetradic
#A84224 #48A824 #248AA8 #8424A8
square
#A84224 #48A824 #248AA8 #8424A8
split-complementary
#A84224 #24A884 #2448A8
monochromatic
#431A0E #762E19 #A84224 #D45935 #DF8368
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.05
#A84224 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.47
#A84224 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A84224
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A84224 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A84224 | 1.00 | 6.05 | 3.47 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5420
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9293C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a84224; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 66, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.141 36.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97a61',
500: '#a84224',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a84224; $custom-light: #c97a61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a84224",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 66,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.636,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51327,
"c": 0.14143,
"h": 36.8
},
"luminance": 0.12349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A84224
secondary
#63AEC4
accent
#C2E840
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEEEA
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B79