Brown

Best set with white text. The pairing reaches 7.08:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#A52A2AsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(165, 42, 42)screen channels

HSLhsl(0, 59%, 41%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 75%, 35%)approximate process color

Tailwindred-800nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textAAA7.08:1

Black textfails AA2.96:1

Recommendation

Use white text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#3B1815

#6E221F

#A52A2A

#CA7369

#E6B6AF

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#A52A67

#A52A2A

#A5682A

Triadic

#A52A2A

#2AA52A

#2A2AA5

Complement

#A52A2A

#2AA5A5

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-brown: #A52A2A;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-brown);
  color: #FFFFFF;
}

Hue32°

Lightness38 L*

Chroma58.3

Luminance0.098