#A23933#A23933
#A23933 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.140 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23933 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 57, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 52%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 69%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 68.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.33, 43.04, 27.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.33, 50.86, 32.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.34% 0.1253 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.34% 0.14 26.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9627, 10.8490, 4.3322) |
| Luminance | 0.1085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.68
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.43
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.47
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.65
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.65
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23933 #339CA2
analogous
#A23365 #A23933 #A27133
triadic
#A23933 #33A239 #3933A2
tetradic
#A23933 #65A233 #339CA2 #7133A2
square
#A23933 #65A233 #339CA2 #7133A2
split-complementary
#A23933 #33A271 #3365A2
monochromatic
#451816 #732924 #A23933 #C7524C #D57F7A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#A23933 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#A23933 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23933
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23933 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23933 | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554E32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F6530
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B22038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23933; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 57, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.140 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4756b',
500: '#a23933',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23933; $custom-light: #c4756b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23933",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 57,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.243,
"s": 52.113,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49344,
"c": 0.14038,
"h": 26.8
},
"luminance": 0.10847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23933
secondary
#73BABE
accent
#D4DC4C
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F9EDEB
border
#D2C8C6
text
#140906
muted
#827B7A