#A8533B#A8533B

#A8533B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.118 H 36.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8533B
RGB	rgb(168, 83, 59)
HSL	hsl(13, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 65%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 64.9%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 32.90, 29.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 44.52, 42.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.0947 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.118 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0329, 14.8294, 5.9442)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8533B #3B90A8

analogous

#A83B5A #A8533B #A88A3B

triadic

#A8533B #3BA853 #533BA8

tetradic

#A8533B #5AA83B #3B90A8 #8A3BA8

square

#A8533B #5AA83B #3B90A8 #8A3BA8

split-complementary

#A8533B #3BA88A #3B5AA8

monochromatic

#4D261B #7B3D2B #A8533B #C5725B #D59988

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#A8533B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#A8533B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8533B

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8533B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8533B	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696039

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7339

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8434D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8533b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 83, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.118 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c78571',
    500: '#a8533b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8533b;
$custom-light: #c78571;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8533b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.211,
    "s": 48.018,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54172,
    "c": 0.11801,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8533B

secondary

#7FB1C0

accent

#BAD850

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F9EFEC

border

#D2CAC7

text

#140B08

muted

#827C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8533B

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

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