#A45F5F

Accessibility

4.79:1

Vs white / black

4.79:1 · 4.38:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a45f5f

RGB

rgb(164, 95, 95)

RGBA

rgba(164, 95, 95, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 27%, 51%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 27%, 51%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 42%, 64%)

LAB

lab(48.14% 28.04 12.21)

LCH

lch(48.14% 30.58 23.53)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5637 0.0846 0.0313)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5637 0.0902 20.3)

XYZ

xyz(21.47, 16.91, 12.96)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42%, 42%, 36%)

CSS

color: #a45f5f;

CSS variable

--color-a45f5f: #a45f5f;

SCSS

$color-a45f5f: #a45f5f;

JavaScript

const color = "#a45f5f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a45f5f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a45f5f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a45f5f", "rgb": { "r": 164, "g": 95, "b": 95 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5637 0.0902 20.3)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a45f5f-1: #a45f5f;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

rose-600

Very different · ΔE 13.58 · #E11D48

Nearest CSS named color

IndianRed

Very different · ΔE 8.76 · #CD5C5C

Nearest Material color

brown-400

Very different · ΔE 11.05 · #8D6E63

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 12.55 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffe7e6 100ffd9d7 200ffc3c1 300edaaa8 400d48b8a 500b6706f 600995d5c 7007c4949 800603636 900452424 9502c1112

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f7f2f2 f0e4e4 e8d7d7 e1caca d9bcbc d2afaf caa2a2 c29494 bb8787 b37a7a ac6c6c a45f5f 965757 894f4f 7b4747 6d3f3f 603737 523030 442828 372020 291818 1b1010 0e0808

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f7f2f2 f0e4e4 e8d7d7 e1caca d9bcbc d2afaf caa2a2 c29494 bb8787 b37a7a ac6c6c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

965757 894f4f 7b4747 6d3f3f 603737 523030 442828 372020 291818 1b1010 0e0808

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a16262 9e6565 9b6767 986a6a 956d6d 927070 8f7272 8c7575 897878 867b7b 837d7d

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A45F5FStop 1 #60A4A4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A46082Stop 1 #A45F5FStop 2 #A48260Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A45F5FStop 1 #60A460Stop 2 #6060A4Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A45F5FStop 1 #60A482Stop 2 #6082A4Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#412525Stop 1 #714141Stop 2 #A25D5DStop 3 #BE8E8EStop 4 #DABEBEStop 5

Using this color

Where #a45f5f works

#A45F5F (#a45f5f) sits in the red family at about 0° hue, 27% saturation, and 51% lightness. Contrast is 4.79:1 on white and 4.38:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: rose-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #a45f5f is 4.38:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #996666#996666 Spectrum #B7564E#B7564E Spectrum #AF6455#AF6455 Spectrum #9D4943#9D4943 IndianRed#CD5C5C Web Safe #CC6666#CC6666 Spectrum #C47268#C47268 Spectrum #B24F38#B24F38 Spectrum #AC5A3E#AC5A3E Material Brown 400#8D6E63 Spectrum #BE7D6F#BE7D6F Spectrum #CF5544#CF5544