#A23832#A23832
#A23832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.142 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23832 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 56, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 53%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 69%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 69.1%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.14, 43.43, 27.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.14, 51.40, 32.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.2% 0.1264 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.2% 0.142 26.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8919, 10.7424, 4.2010) |
| Luminance | 0.1074 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.47
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.30
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.33
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.47
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.77
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23832 #329CA2
analogous
#A23264 #A23832 #A27032
triadic
#A23832 #32A238 #3832A2
tetradic
#A23832 #64A232 #329CA2 #7032A2
square
#A23832 #64A232 #329CA2 #7032A2
split-complementary
#A23832 #32A270 #3264A2
monochromatic
#441815 #732824 #A23832 #C7514A #D67E79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.67
#A23832 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.15
#A23832 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23832
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23832 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23832 | 1.00 | 6.67 | 3.15 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554E31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F652F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B21E37
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23832; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 56, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.142 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4746a',
500: '#a23832',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23832; $custom-light: #c4746a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23832",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 56,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.214,
"s": 52.83,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49203,
"c": 0.14161,
"h": 26.8
},
"luminance": 0.1074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23832
secondary
#72BABE
accent
#D4DC4C
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F9EDEB
border
#D2C8C6
text
#140906
muted
#827B7A