#A23559#A23559
#A23559 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.146 H 3.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23559 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 53, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 51%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 67%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 45.1%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.50, 47.80, 3.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.50, 47.94, 4.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.74% 0.146 0.0099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.74% 0.146 3.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9779, 10.9511, 10.6163) |
| Luminance | 0.1095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.47
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.28
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 5.60
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.64
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.72
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23559 #35A27E
analogous
#A23590 #A23559 #A24735
triadic
#A23559 #59A235 #3559A2
tetradic
#A23559 #90A235 #35A27E #4735A2
square
#A23559 #90A235 #35A27E #4735A2
split-complementary
#A23559 #35A247 #3590A2
monochromatic
#461726 #742640 #A23559 #C54F76 #D47D9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.58
#A23559 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#A23559 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23559
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23559 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23559 | 1.00 | 6.58 | 3.19 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C505A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696556
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B02643
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23559; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 53, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.146 3.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c27387',
500: '#a23559',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23559; $custom-light: #c27387; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23559",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 53,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 340.183,
"s": 50.698,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49739,
"c": 0.14634,
"h": 3.9
},
"luminance": 0.10949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23559
secondary
#75BDA6
accent
#DAAC4E
background
#FCF7F8
surface
#F8EDEF
border
#D1C8CA
text
#13090B
muted
#827B7C