#A85456#A85456

#A85456 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.111 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A85456
RGB	rgb(168, 84, 86)
HSL	hsl(359, 33%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 50%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 48.8%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 34.62, 14.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 37.68, 23.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.104 0.0376)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.111 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.9999, 15.3396, 10.6572)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A85456 #54A8A6

analogous

#A85480 #A85456 #A87C54

triadic

#A85456 #56A854 #5456A8

tetradic

#A85456 #80A854 #54A8A6 #7C54A8

square

#A85456 #80A854 #54A8A6 #7C54A8

split-complementary

#A85456 #54A87C #5480A8

monochromatic

#562B2C #7F4041 #A85456 #BD7C7D #D2A5A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#A85456 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#A85456 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A85456

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A85456	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A85456	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666356

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B64855

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a85456;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 84, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.111 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c68685',
    500: '#a85456',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a85456;
$custom-light: #c68685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a85456",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.571,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54859,
    "c": 0.11055,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A85456

secondary

#99BFBE

accent

#C9C75E

background

#FCF8F8

surface

#F9EFEF

border

#D2CACA

text

#130B0B

muted

#827C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #A85456

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

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