#A9462E#A9462E

#A9462E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.136 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A9462E
RGB	rgb(169, 70, 46)
HSL	hsl(12, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(12, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.6%, 72.8%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.79, 39.21, 34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.79, 52.13, 41.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1116 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.136 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0474, 13.0151, 4.0934)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A9462E #2E91A9

analogous

#A92E54 #A9462E #A9832E

triadic

#A9462E #2EA946 #462EA9

tetradic

#A9462E #54A92E #2E91A9 #832EA9

square

#A9462E #54A92E #2E91A9 #832EA9

split-complementary

#A9462E #2EA983 #2E54A9

monochromatic

#491E14 #793221 #A9462E #CD6147 #DA8B77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#A9462E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#A9462E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A9462E

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A9462E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A9462E	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)

#61572B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a9462e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 70, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.136 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c97d68',
    500: '#a9462e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a9462e;
$custom-light: #c97d68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a9462e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 169,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.707,
    "s": 57.209,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52163,
    "c": 0.13605,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A9462E

secondary

#71B2C2

accent

#C3E047

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEEEB

border

#D3C9C6

text

#140A06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A9462E

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