#A0232D#A0232D

#A0232D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.160 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0232D
RGB	rgb(160, 35, 45)
HSL	hsl(355, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(355, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 71.9%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 50.64, 26.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 57.09, 27.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% 0.1484 0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.16 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.5737, 8.8675, 3.3737)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0232D #23A096

analogous

#A0236B #A0232D #A05723

triadic

#A0232D #2DA023 #232DA0

tetradic

#A0232D #6BA023 #23A096 #5723A0

square

#A0232D #6BA023 #23A096 #5723A0

split-complementary

#A0232D #23A057 #236BA0

monochromatic

#3C0D11 #6E181F #A0232D #D12F3C #DC616B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#A0232D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#A0232D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0232D

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0232D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0232D	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49432C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0232d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.160 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a66',
    500: '#a0232d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0232d;
$custom-light: #c46a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0232d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.2,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46559,
    "c": 0.16029,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0232D

secondary

#5DC1B9

accent

#E7DA41

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0232D

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

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