#A23323#A23323

#A23323 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.149 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23323
RGB	rgb(162, 51, 35)
HSL	hsl(8, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(8, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 78.4%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, 44.89, 35.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 56.99, 38.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.4% 0.1278 0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(48.4% 0.149 31.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3893, 10.1728, 2.6903)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23323 #2392A2

analogous

#A22352 #A23323 #A27223

triadic

#A23323 #23A233 #3323A2

tetradic

#A23323 #52A223 #2392A2 #7223A2

square

#A23323 #52A223 #2392A2 #7223A2

split-complementary

#A23323 #23A272 #2352A2

monochromatic

#3D130D #702318 #A23323 #D24430 #DD7262

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#A23323 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#A23323 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23323

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23323	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23323	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534A20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E631F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B30F30

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23323;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 51, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.149 31.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6715f',
    500: '#a23323',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23323;
$custom-light: #c6715f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23323",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.559,
    "s": 64.467,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48397,
    "c": 0.14934,
    "h": 31.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23323

secondary

#5EB6C2

accent

#D2E740

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FAEDE9

border

#D3C8C5

text

#140804

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23323

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

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