#A23A26#A23A26
#A23A26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.142 H 32.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23A26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 58, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 62%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 76.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.33, 41.93, 34.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.33, 54.42, 39.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.29% 0.1192 0.0771) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.29% 0.142 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7650, 10.8498, 3.0448) |
| Luminance | 0.1085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 0.98
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.24
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.76
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.98
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.19
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23A26 #268EA2
analogous
#A22650 #A23A26 #A27826
triadic
#A23A26 #26A23A #3A26A2
tetradic
#A23A26 #50A226 #268EA2 #7826A2
square
#A23A26 #50A226 #268EA2 #7826A2
split-complementary
#A23A26 #26A278 #2650A2
monochromatic
#3F170F #70281A #A23A26 #D04E35 #DB7A67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#A23A26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#A23A26 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23A26
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23A26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23A26 | 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)
#574E23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716522
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B21F36
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23a26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 58, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.142 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c57561',
500: '#a23a26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23a26; $custom-light: #c57561; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23a26",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 58,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.677,
"s": 62,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49291,
"c": 0.14199,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.10847
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23A26
secondary
#63B2C1
accent
#CBE543
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140905
muted
#837B79