#A23043#A23043

#A23043 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.149 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23043
RGB	rgb(162, 48, 67)
HSL	hsl(350, 54%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(350, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 58.6%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 47.92, 15.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 50.44, 18.20°)
OKLab	oklab(48.6% 0.1439 0.0389)
OKLCH	oklch(48.6% 0.149 15.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9720, 10.2029, 6.3848)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23043 #30A28F

analogous

#A2307C #A23043 #A25630

triadic

#A23043 #43A230 #3043A2

tetradic

#A23043 #7CA230 #30A28F #5630A2

square

#A23043 #7CA230 #30A28F #5630A2

split-complementary

#A23043 #30A256 #307CA2

monochromatic

#44141C #73222F #A23043 #C8475C #D67686

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#A23043 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#A23043 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23043

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23043	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23043	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6340

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B11538

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23043;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 48, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.149 15.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c47076',
    500: '#a23043',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23043;
$custom-light: #c47076;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23043",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48599,
    "c": 0.14909,
    "h": 15.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23043

secondary

#6FBEB1

accent

#DEC54A

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EDED

border

#D2C8C8

text

#140808

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23043

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

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