#A23534#A23534

#A23534 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.144 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23534
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 52)
HSL	hsl(1, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(1, 68%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 67.9%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.69, 44.86, 25.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.69, 51.71, 29.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% 0.1313 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.144 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7950, 10.4779, 4.3862)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23534 #34A1A2

analogous

#A2346A #A23534 #A26C34

triadic

#A23534 #34A235 #3534A2

tetradic

#A23534 #6AA234 #34A1A2 #6C34A2

square

#A23534 #6AA234 #34A1A2 #6C34A2

split-complementary

#A23534 #34A26C #346AA2

monochromatic

#451716 #742625 #A23534 #C64E4D #D57C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#A23534 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#A23534 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23534

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23534	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23534	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6431

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B21936

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23534;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.144 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4736b',
    500: '#a23534',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23534;
$custom-light: #c4736b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23534",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.545,
    "s": 51.402,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4887,
    "c": 0.14447,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23534

secondary

#74BDBE

accent

#DADB4D

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EDEB

border

#D2C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23534

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

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