#A0233D#A0233D

#A0233D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.160 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0233D
RGB	rgb(160, 35, 61)
HSL	hsl(348, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(348, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 61.9%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.01, 51.55, 16.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.01, 54.15, 17.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.1547 0.0405)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.16 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.9422, 9.0149, 5.3146)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0233D #23A086

analogous

#A0237B #A0233D #A04723

triadic

#A0233D #3DA023 #233DA0

tetradic

#A0233D #7BA023 #23A086 #4723A0

square

#A0233D #7BA023 #23A086 #4723A0

split-complementary

#A0233D #23A047 #237BA0

monochromatic

#3C0D17 #6E182A #A0233D #D12F51 #DC617B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#A0233D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A0233D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0233D

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0233D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0233D	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46443D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0233d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 35, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.160 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a72',
    500: '#a0233d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0233d;
$custom-light: #c36a72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0233d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.52,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46862,
    "c": 0.15995,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0233D

secondary

#5DC1AD

accent

#E7C441

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEC

border

#D2C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0233D

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

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