RED

Redwood

#A45A52

Conversions

HEX#A45A52

RGBrgb(164, 90, 82)

HSLhsl(6, 33%, 48%)

HSVhsv(6, 50%, 64%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 50%, 36%)

Copy CSS

color: #a45a52;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(164, 90, 82);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(6, 33%, 48%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 5.04 : 1

On ink blackFail · 3.79 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Redwood

Redwood is the hex color #A45A52, which translates to rgb(164, 90, 82) in RGB and hsl(6, 33%, 48%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 6 degrees, with a saturation of 33 percent and a lightness of 48 percent. That combination puts Redwood in the workable middle of the red family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Redwood compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C), a CIE76 distance of 17.3 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-900 (#82181A), at a distance of 25.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Dark Mauve at 13.2. Sorted by lightness, Redwood is number 12 of the 18 red colors here.

Text on Redwood

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Redwood, led by White at 5.04:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Redwood already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Redwood. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	5.04:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	3.79:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	4.07:1	Fail	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Redwood

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Redwood for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Redwood

Format	Value
HEX	#A45A52
RGB	rgb(164, 90, 82)
HSL	hsl(6, 33%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(6, 50%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45%, 50%, 36%)
OKLCH	oklch(55.20% 0.0986 27.19)
CIELAB	lab(46.73 29.41 18.06)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.