#A23935#A23935

#A23935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.140 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A23935
RGB	rgb(162, 57, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 67.3%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.36, 43.15, 25.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.36, 50.35, 31.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1261 0.0609)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.14 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0077, 10.8670, 4.5694)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A23935 #359EA2

analogous

#A23568 #A23935 #A27035

triadic

#A23935 #35A239 #3935A2

tetradic

#A23935 #68A235 #359EA2 #7035A2

square

#A23935 #68A235 #359EA2 #7035A2

split-complementary

#A23935 #35A270 #3568A2

monochromatic

#461917 #742926 #A23935 #C5534F #D4807D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#A23935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#A23935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A23935

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A23935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A23935	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6532

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B22139

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a23935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 57, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.140 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c4756c',
    500: '#a23935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a23935;
$custom-light: #c4756c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a23935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.202,
    "s": 50.698,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49377,
    "c": 0.14005,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A23935

secondary

#75BBBD

accent

#D5DA4E

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EDEB

border

#D2C8C6

text

#140907

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23935

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

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