#A0232C#A0232C

#A0232C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.160 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0232C
RGB	rgb(160, 35, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 72.5%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.71, 50.59, 26.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.71, 57.33, 28.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% 0.148 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.16 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5546, 8.8599, 3.2735)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0232C #23A097

analogous

#A0236A #A0232C #A05823

triadic

#A0232C #2CA023 #232CA0

tetradic

#A0232C #6AA023 #23A097 #5823A0

square

#A0232C #6AA023 #23A097 #5823A0

split-complementary

#A0232C #23A058 #236AA0

monochromatic

#3C0D10 #6E181E #A0232C #D12F3A #DC616A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#A0232C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#A0232C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0232C

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0232C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0232C	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)

#49432B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0232c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.160 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a65',
    500: '#a0232c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0232c;
$custom-light: #c46a65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0232c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.68,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46543,
    "c": 0.16037,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0232C

secondary

#5DC1BA

accent

#E7DB41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0232C

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

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