#A23535#A23535

#A23535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.144 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23535
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 67.3%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 44.92, 25.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 51.47, 29.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1317 0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.144 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8177, 10.4870, 4.5061)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23535 #35A2A2

analogous

#A2356C #A23535 #A26C35

triadic

#A23535 #35A235 #3535A2

tetradic

#A23535 #6CA235 #35A2A2 #6C35A2

square

#A23535 #6CA235 #35A2A2 #6C35A2

split-complementary

#A23535 #35A26C #356CA2

monochromatic

#461717 #742626 #A23535 #C54F4F #D47D7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#A23535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#A23535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23535

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23535	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)

#524C34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B21A36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.144 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4736c',
    500: '#a23535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23535;
$custom-light: #c4736c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 50.698,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48887,
    "c": 0.14434,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23535

secondary

#75BDBD

accent

#DADA4E

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EDEB

border

#D2C8C6

text

#140807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23535

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

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