#A23023#A23023

#A23023 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.152 H 30.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23023
RGB	rgb(162, 48, 35)
HSL	hsl(6, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(6, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 78.4%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 46.13, 34.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 57.68, 36.90°)
OKLab	oklab(48.06% 0.1317 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(48.06% 0.152 30)
XYZ	xyz(16.2625, 9.9191, 2.6481)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23023 #2395A2

analogous

#A22355 #A23023 #A26F23

triadic

#A23023 #23A230 #3023A2

tetradic

#A23023 #55A223 #2395A2 #6F23A2

square

#A23023 #55A223 #2395A2 #6F23A2

split-complementary

#A23023 #23A26F #2355A2

monochromatic

#3D120D #702118 #A23023 #D24130 #DD6F62

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#A23023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#A23023 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23023

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23023	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514921

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D621E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B3052E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 48, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.152 30.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6705f',
    500: '#a23023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23023;
$custom-light: #c6705f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.142,
    "s": 64.467,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48057,
    "c": 0.15214,
    "h": 30
  },
  "luminance": 0.09917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23023

secondary

#5EB8C2

accent

#D6E740

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDE9

border

#D3C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23023

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

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