#A23233#A23233

#A23233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.148 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23233
RGB	rgb(162, 50, 51)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 69%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 68.5%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, 46.06, 25.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 52.77, 29.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.51% 0.1349 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(48.51% 0.148 24)
XYZ	xyz(16.6402, 10.2040, 4.2247)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23233 #32A2A1

analogous

#A2326B #A23233 #A26932

triadic

#A23233 #33A232 #3233A2

tetradic

#A23233 #6BA232 #32A2A1 #6932A2

square

#A23233 #6BA232 #32A2A1 #6932A2

split-complementary

#A23233 #32A269 #326BA2

monochromatic

#441516 #732424 #A23233 #C74A4B #D6797A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#A23233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#A23233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23233

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23233	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)

#514B32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6330

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B21234

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 50, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.148 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c5716a',
    500: '#a23233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23233;
$custom-light: #c5716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.464,
    "s": 52.83,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48506,
    "c": 0.14772,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.10202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23233

secondary

#72BEBD

accent

#DCDB4C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23233

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

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