#A8482D#A8482D
#A8482D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.133 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8482D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 72, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 73.2%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.99, 37.78, 35.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.99, 51.57, 42.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.28% 0.1071 0.0793) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.28% 0.133 36.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9414, 13.1515, 4.0232) |
| Luminance | 0.1315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.76
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.84
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.04
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.57
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.81
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8482D #2D8DA8
analogous
#A82D50 #A8482D #A8862D
triadic
#A8482D #2DA848 #482DA8
tetradic
#A8482D #50A82D #2D8DA8 #862DA8
square
#A8482D #50A82D #2D8DA8 #862DA8
split-complementary
#A8482D #2DA886 #2D50A8
monochromatic
#471F13 #783320 #A8482D #CD6345 #DA8B75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#A8482D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#A8482D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8482D
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8482D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8482D | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#62582A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6E2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B83342
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8482d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 72, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.133 36.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97e67',
500: '#a8482d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8482d; $custom-light: #c97e67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8482d",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 72,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.171,
"s": 57.746,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52282,
"c": 0.13324,
"h": 36.5
},
"luminance": 0.13149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8482D
secondary
#6FB0C2
accent
#BFE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEEEB
border
#D3C9C6
text
#140A06
muted
#837C7A