#A23044#A23044
#A23044 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.149 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23044 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 48, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 54%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 70%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 58%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.23, 47.99, 15.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.23, 50.33, 17.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.62% 0.1443 0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.62% 0.149 14.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0022, 10.2150, 6.5441) |
| Luminance | 0.1021 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.68
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.33
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.45
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.57
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.63
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23044 #30A28E
analogous
#A2307D #A23044 #A25530
triadic
#A23044 #44A230 #3044A2
tetradic
#A23044 #7DA230 #30A28E #5530A2
square
#A23044 #7DA230 #30A28E #5530A2
split-complementary
#A23044 #30A255 #307DA2
monochromatic
#44141C #732230 #A23044 #C8475E #D67687
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.90
#A23044 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.04
#A23044 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23044
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23044 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23044 | 1.00 | 6.90 | 3.04 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4B44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6341
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B11538
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23044; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 48, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.149 14.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c47077',
500: '#a23044',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23044; $custom-light: #c47077; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23044",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 48,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.474,
"s": 54.286,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48622,
"c": 0.14913,
"h": 14.6
},
"luminance": 0.10213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23044
secondary
#6FBEB1
accent
#DEC44A
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F9EDED
border
#D2C8C8
text
#140808
muted
#827B7B