#A23536#A23536

#A23536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.144 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23536
RGB	rgb(162, 53, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 66.7%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 44.97, 24.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 51.24, 28.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.91% 0.1321 0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(48.91% 0.144 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.8410, 10.4963, 4.6285)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23536 #35A2A1

analogous

#A2356C #A23536 #A26B35

triadic

#A23536 #36A235 #3536A2

tetradic

#A23536 #6CA235 #35A2A1 #6B35A2

square

#A23536 #6CA235 #35A2A1 #6B35A2

split-complementary

#A23536 #35A26B #356CA2

monochromatic

#461717 #742627 #A23536 #C54F50 #D47D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#A23536 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#A23536 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23536

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23536	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23536	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)

#524C35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B21A36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23536;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.144 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4736d',
    500: '#a23536',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23536;
$custom-light: #c4736d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23536",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.45,
    "s": 50.698,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48905,
    "c": 0.14421,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23536

secondary

#75BDBD

accent

#DAD94E

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EDEB

border

#D2C8C6

text

#140807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23536

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

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