#A93E22#A93E22
#A93E22 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.147 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A93E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 62, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 80%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.3%, 79.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.21, 42.51, 39.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.21, 57.81, 42.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.93% 0.1195 0.0852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.93% 0.147 35.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3756, 11.9984, 2.8614) |
| Luminance | 0.1200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.29
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.39
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.65
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.56
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.65
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A93E22 #228DA9
analogous
#A9224A #A93E22 #A98122
triadic
#A93E22 #22A93E #3E22A9
tetradic
#A93E22 #4AA922 #228DA9 #8122A9
square
#A93E22 #4AA922 #228DA9 #8122A9
split-complementary
#A93E22 #22A981 #224AA9
monochromatic
#43190D #762B18 #A93E22 #D65432 #E07F65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.18
#A93E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.40
#A93E22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A93E22
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A93E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A93E22 | 1.00 | 6.18 | 3.40 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C521E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776A1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA2238
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a93e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 62, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.147 35.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb785f',
500: '#a93e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a93e22; $custom-light: #cb785f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a93e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 62,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.444,
"s": 66.502,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50935,
"c": 0.14677,
"h": 35.5
},
"luminance": 0.11996
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A93E22
secondary
#61B1C5
accent
#C6E93E
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#150905
muted
#837B79