#A23829#A23829
#A23829 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.143 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23829 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 56, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 60%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 75%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 74.7%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.02, 42.97, 32.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.02, 53.97, 37.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.07% 0.1231 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.07% 0.143 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7165, 10.6722, 3.2771) |
| Luminance | 0.1067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.47
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.62
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.82
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.15
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.84
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23829 #2993A2
analogous
#A22957 #A23829 #A27529
triadic
#A23829 #29A238 #3829A2
tetradic
#A23829 #57A229 #2993A2 #7529A2
square
#A23829 #57A229 #2993A2 #7529A2
split-complementary
#A23829 #29A275 #2957A2
monochromatic
#401610 #71271D #A23829 #CD4D3B #DA796C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.70
#A23829 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#A23829 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23829
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23829 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23829 | 1.00 | 6.70 | 3.13 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564D27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706525
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B21C35
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23829; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.143 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c57463',
500: '#a23829',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23829; $custom-light: #c57463; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23829",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 56,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.438,
"s": 59.606,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49074,
"c": 0.14332,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.1067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23829
secondary
#67B5C0
accent
#CFE345
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B79