#A9462D#A9462D

#A9462D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.136 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A9462D
RGB	rgb(169, 70, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 73.4%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 39.16, 34.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 52.45, 41.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.1113 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.136 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0279, 13.0073, 3.9908)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A9462D #2D90A9

analogous

#A92D52 #A9462D #A9842D

triadic

#A9462D #2DA946 #462DA9

tetradic

#A9462D #52A92D #2D90A9 #842DA9

square

#A9462D #52A92D #2D90A9 #842DA9

split-complementary

#A9462D #2DA984 #2D52A9

monochromatic

#481E13 #793220 #A9462D #CE6146 #DA8A76

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#A9462D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#A9462D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A9462D

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A9462D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A9462D	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61572A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a9462d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 70, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.136 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97d67',
    500: '#a9462d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a9462d;
$custom-light: #c97d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a9462d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 169,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.097,
    "s": 57.944,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52151,
    "c": 0.13632,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A9462D

secondary

#6FB2C2

accent

#C2E147

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#140A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A9462D

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

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