#A23131#A23131
#A23131 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.149 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23131 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 49, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 54%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 70%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 69.8%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.03, 46.36, 26.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.03, 53.53, 29.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.36% 0.1354 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.36% 0.149 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5548, 10.1022, 3.9833) |
| Luminance | 0.1010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.70
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.55
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.50
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.50
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.90
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23131 #31A2A2
analogous
#A2316A #A23131 #A26A31
triadic
#A23131 #31A231 #3131A2
tetradic
#A23131 #6AA231 #31A2A2 #6A31A2
square
#A23131 #6AA231 #31A2A2 #6A31A2
split-complementary
#A23131 #31A26A #316AA2
monochromatic
#441515 #732323 #A23131 #C84848 #D67777
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.95
#A23131 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.02
#A23131 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23131
6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23131 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23131 | 1.00 | 6.95 | 3.02 | 6.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504A30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D622E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B20F32
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23131; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 49, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.149 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c57069',
500: '#a23131',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23131; $custom-light: #c57069; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23131",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 49,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 53.555,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4836,
"c": 0.14898,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23131
secondary
#71BEBE
accent
#DDDD4B
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140806
muted
#837B7A