#A0233C#A0233C

#A0233C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.160 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0233C
RGB	rgb(160, 35, 60)
HSL	hsl(348, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 62.5%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 51.48, 17.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 54.28, 18.47°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.1543 0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.16 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.9155, 9.0043, 5.1740)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0233C #23A087

analogous

#A0237A #A0233C #A04823

triadic

#A0233C #3CA023 #233CA0

tetradic

#A0233C #7AA023 #23A087 #4823A0

square

#A0233C #7AA023 #23A087 #4823A0

split-complementary

#A0233C #23A048 #237AA0

monochromatic

#3C0D16 #6E1829 #A0233C #D12F4F #DC617A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#A0233C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A0233C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0233C

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0233C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0233C	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0233c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.160 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a71',
    500: '#a0233c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0233c;
$custom-light: #c36a71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0233c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4684,
    "c": 0.1599,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0233C

secondary

#5DC1AD

accent

#E7C641

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0233C

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

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