#A0232A#A0232A

#A0232A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.161 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0232A
RGB	rgb(160, 35, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 73.8%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.68, 50.50, 28.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.68, 57.82, 29.15°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% 0.1472 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.161 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.5180, 8.8452, 3.0803)
Luminance	0.0884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0232A #23A099

analogous

#A02368 #A0232A #A05A23

triadic

#A0232A #2AA023 #232AA0

tetradic

#A0232A #68A023 #23A099 #5A23A0

square

#A0232A #68A023 #23A099 #5A23A0

split-complementary

#A0232A #23A05A #2368A0

monochromatic

#3C0D10 #6E181D #A0232A #D12F38 #DC6168

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#A0232A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#A0232A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0232A

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0232A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0232A	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0232a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.161 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a63',
    500: '#a0232a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0232a;
$custom-light: #c46a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0232a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.64,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46513,
    "c": 0.16055,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0232A

secondary

#5DC1BC

accent

#E7DE41

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0232A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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