#A9504E#A9504E
#A9504E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.118 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9504E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 80, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.7%, 53.8%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.25, 36.35, 18.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.25, 40.83, 27.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.2% 0.1083 0.0461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.2% 0.118 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6076, 14.7247, 8.9632) |
| Luminance | 0.1472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.67
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.17
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.25
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.36
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.91
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9504E #4EA7A9
analogous
#A94E79 #A9504E #A97D4E
triadic
#A9504E #4EA950 #504EA9
tetradic
#A9504E #79A94E #4EA7A9 #7D4EA9
square
#A9504E #79A94E #4EA7A9 #7D4EA9
split-complementary
#A9504E #4EA97D #4E79A9
monochromatic
#552827 #7F3C3B #A9504E #BF7775 #D3A09F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#A9504E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#A9504E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9504E
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9504E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9504E | 1.00 | 5.32 | 3.94 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65604D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B724C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B84250
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9504e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 80, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.118 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7837f',
500: '#a9504e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9504e; $custom-light: #c7837f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9504e",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 80,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.319,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54198,
"c": 0.11772,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.14722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9504E
secondary
#93BFBF
accent
#CACD5B
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F9EFEE
border
#D2CAC9
text
#140B0A
muted
#827C7C