#A23048#A23048

#A23048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.149 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23048
RGB	rgb(162, 48, 72)
HSL	hsl(347, 54%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(347, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 55.6%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, 48.31, 12.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 49.96, 14.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.1459 0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.149 12.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1285, 10.2655, 7.2091)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23048 #30A28A

analogous

#A23081 #A23048 #A25130

triadic

#A23048 #48A230 #3048A2

tetradic

#A23048 #81A230 #30A28A #5130A2

square

#A23048 #81A230 #30A28A #5130A2

split-complementary

#A23048 #30A251 #3081A2

monochromatic

#44141E #732233 #A23048 #C84762 #D6768A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#A23048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#A23048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23048

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23048	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A6345

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B1173A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 48, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.149 12.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3707a',
    500: '#a23048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23048;
$custom-light: #c3707a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.368,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48717,
    "c": 0.1494,
    "h": 12.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23048

secondary

#6FBEAE

accent

#DEBF4A

background

#FCF7F7

surface

#F9EDED

border

#D2C8C8

text

#140809

muted

#827B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23048

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

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