#A85338#A85338

#A85338 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.119 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A85338
RGB	rgb(168, 83, 56)
HSL	hsl(14, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(14, 67%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 66.7%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 32.71, 31.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 45.52, 44.06°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% 0.0935 0.0737)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.119 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9573, 14.7992, 5.5462)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A85338 #388DA8

analogous

#A83855 #A85338 #A88B38

triadic

#A85338 #38A853 #5338A8

tetradic

#A85338 #55A838 #388DA8 #8B38A8

square

#A85338 #55A838 #388DA8 #8B38A8

split-complementary

#A85338 #38A88B #3855A8

monochromatic

#4C2619 #7A3C29 #A85338 #C77156 #D69884

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#A85338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#A85338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A85338

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A85338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A85338	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7236

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8434D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a85338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 83, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.119 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7856f',
    500: '#a85338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a85338;
$custom-light: #c7856f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a85338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.464,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54127,
    "c": 0.11908,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A85338

secondary

#7CB0C0

accent

#B8DA4E

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F9EFEC

border

#D2CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A85338

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

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