#A0232B#A0232B

#A0232B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.160 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0232B
RGB	rgb(160, 35, 43)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 73.1%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.70, 50.54, 27.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.70, 57.57, 28.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.1476 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.16 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5361, 8.8525, 3.1757)
Luminance	0.0885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0232B #23A098

analogous

#A02369 #A0232B #A05923

triadic

#A0232B #2BA023 #232BA0

tetradic

#A0232B #69A023 #23A098 #5923A0

square

#A0232B #69A023 #23A098 #5923A0

split-complementary

#A0232B #23A059 #2369A0

monochromatic

#3C0D10 #6E181E #A0232B #D12F39 #DC6169

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#A0232B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#A0232B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0232B

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0232B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0232B	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0232b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.160 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a64',
    500: '#a0232b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0232b;
$custom-light: #c46a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0232b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.16,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46528,
    "c": 0.16046,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0232B

secondary

#5DC1BB

accent

#E7DC41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0232B

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

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