#A23940#A23940
#A23940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.139 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23940 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 57, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 48%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 65%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 60.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.55, 43.88, 19.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.55, 47.99, 23.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.58% 0.1305 0.0473) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.58% 0.139 19.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2905, 10.9801, 6.0584) |
| Luminance | 0.1098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.32
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.52
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.11
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.26
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.27
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23940 #39A29B
analogous
#A23974 #A23940 #A26639
triadic
#A23940 #40A239 #3940A2
tetradic
#A23940 #74A239 #39A29B #6639A2
square
#A23940 #74A239 #39A29B #6639A2
split-complementary
#A23940 #39A266 #3974A2
monochromatic
#47191C #75292E #A23940 #C3555C #D38288
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.57
#A23940 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.20
#A23940 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23940
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23940 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23940 | 1.00 | 6.57 | 3.20 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#544F40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E653D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1243C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23940; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 57, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.139 19.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c37574',
500: '#a23940',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23940; $custom-light: #c37574; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23940",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 57,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356,
"s": 47.945,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49582,
"c": 0.13884,
"h": 19.9
},
"luminance": 0.10978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23940
secondary
#7ABDB8
accent
#D8CF50
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F9EDED
border
#D2C8C8
text
#140908
muted
#827B7B