#A23232#A23232

#A23232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.148 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23232
RGB	rgb(162, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 69%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 69.1%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 46.01, 26.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 53.02, 29.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.49% 0.1345 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(48.49% 0.148 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.6184, 10.1953, 4.1098)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23232 #32A2A2

analogous

#A2326A #A23232 #A26A32

triadic

#A23232 #32A232 #3232A2

tetradic

#A23232 #6AA232 #32A2A2 #6A32A2

square

#A23232 #6AA232 #32A2A2 #6A32A2

split-complementary

#A23232 #32A26A #326AA2

monochromatic

#441515 #732424 #A23232 #C74A4A #D67979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#A23232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#A23232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23232

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23232	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)

#514B31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D632F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B21233

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.148 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5716a',
    500: '#a23232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23232;
$custom-light: #c5716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 52.83,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48489,
    "c": 0.14784,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23232

secondary

#72BEBE

accent

#DCDC4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23232

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

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