#A95237#A95237
#A95237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.122 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A95237 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 82, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 67%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.5%, 67.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.29, 33.58, 32.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.29, 46.50, 43.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.1% 0.0959 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.1% 0.122 37.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0709, 14.7478, 5.4034) |
| Luminance | 0.1474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.00
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.84
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.36
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 7.52
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.54
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A95237 #378EA9
analogous
#A93755 #A95237 #A98B37
triadic
#A95237 #37A952 #5237A9
tetradic
#A95237 #55A937 #378EA9 #8B37A9
square
#A95237 #55A937 #378EA9 #8B37A9
split-complementary
#A95237 #37A98B #3755A9
monochromatic
#4D2519 #7B3C28 #A95237 #C87055 #D79784
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#A95237 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#A95237 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A95237
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A95237 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A95237 | 1.00 | 5.32 | 3.95 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695F34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7235
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9414C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a95237; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 82, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.122 37.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8846e',
500: '#a95237',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a95237; $custom-light: #c8846e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a95237",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 82,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.211,
"s": 50.893,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54099,
"c": 0.12155,
"h": 37.9
},
"luminance": 0.14745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A95237
secondary
#7BB0C0
accent
#B9DA4D
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEC
border
#D3CAC7
text
#140B07
muted
#837C7A