#A23132#A23132

#A23132 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.149 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23132
RGB	rgb(162, 49, 50)
HSL	hsl(359, 54%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(359, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 69.1%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 46.42, 26.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 53.28, 29.41°)
OKLab	oklab(48.38% 0.1358 0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(48.38% 0.149 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.5761, 10.1107, 4.0957)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23132 #31A2A1

analogous

#A2316B #A23132 #A26931

triadic

#A23132 #32A231 #3132A2

tetradic

#A23132 #6BA231 #31A2A1 #6931A2

square

#A23132 #6BA231 #31A2A1 #6931A2

split-complementary

#A23132 #31A269 #316BA2

monochromatic

#441515 #732323 #A23132 #C8484A #D67778

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#A23132 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A23132 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23132

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23132	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23132	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)

#504A31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D622F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B20F33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23132;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 49, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.149 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5706a',
    500: '#a23132',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23132;
$custom-light: #c5706a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23132",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.469,
    "s": 53.555,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48377,
    "c": 0.14886,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23132

secondary

#71BEBE

accent

#DDDC4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23132

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

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