#A0233A#A0233A

#A0233A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.160 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0233A
RGB	rgb(160, 35, 58)
HSL	hsl(349, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 63.8%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 51.36, 18.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 54.56, 19.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% 0.1535 0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.16 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.8636, 8.9835, 4.9009)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0233A #23A089

analogous

#A02378 #A0233A #A04A23

triadic

#A0233A #3AA023 #233AA0

tetradic

#A0233A #78A023 #23A089 #4A23A0

square

#A0233A #78A023 #23A089 #4A23A0

split-complementary

#A0233A #23A04A #2378A0

monochromatic

#3C0D16 #6E1828 #A0233A #D12F4D #DC6178

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#A0233A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A0233A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0233A

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0233A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0233A	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47443A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0233a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.160 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a6f',
    500: '#a0233a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0233a;
$custom-light: #c36a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0233a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.96,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46798,
    "c": 0.15984,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0233A

secondary

#5DC1AF

accent

#E7C841

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0233A

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

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