#A23235#A23235

#A23235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.147 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23235
RGB	rgb(162, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(358, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 67.3%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 46.18, 24.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 52.30, 28.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% 0.1357 0.0578)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.147 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6852, 10.2220, 4.4619)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23235 #32A29F

analogous

#A2326D #A23235 #A26732

triadic

#A23235 #35A232 #3235A2

tetradic

#A23235 #6DA232 #32A29F #6732A2

square

#A23235 #6DA232 #32A29F #6732A2

split-complementary

#A23235 #32A267 #326DA2

monochromatic

#441516 #732426 #A23235 #C74A4D #D6797B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#A23235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#A23235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23235

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23235	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6332

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B21334

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.147 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4716c',
    500: '#a23235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23235;
$custom-light: #c4716c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.393,
    "s": 52.83,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4854,
    "c": 0.14749,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23235

secondary

#72BEBC

accent

#DCD84C

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23235

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

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