#A0232F#A0232F

#A0232F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.160 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0232F
RGB	rgb(160, 35, 47)
HSL	hsl(354, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(354, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 70.6%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 50.74, 25.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 56.63, 26.38°)
OKLab	oklab(46.59% 0.1491 0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(46.59% 0.16 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6131, 8.8833, 3.5813)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0232F #23A094

analogous

#A0236D #A0232F #A05523

triadic

#A0232F #2FA023 #232FA0

tetradic

#A0232F #6DA023 #23A094 #5523A0

square

#A0232F #6DA023 #23A094 #5523A0

split-complementary

#A0232F #23A055 #236DA0

monochromatic

#3C0D11 #6E1820 #A0232F #D12F3E #DC616D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#A0232F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#A0232F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0232F

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0232F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0232F	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48432E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0232f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.160 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a67',
    500: '#a0232f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0232f;
$custom-light: #c46a67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0232f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.24,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46592,
    "c": 0.16014,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0232F

secondary

#5DC1B8

accent

#E7D741

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0232F

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

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