#A23B26#A23B26
#A23B26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.141 H 33.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23B26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 59, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 62%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 76.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.50, 41.47, 34.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.50, 54.18, 40.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.42% 0.1178 0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.42% 0.141 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8159, 10.9516, 3.0617) |
| Luminance | 0.1095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.22
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.44
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.65
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.24
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.24
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23B26 #268DA2
analogous
#A2264F #A23B26 #A27926
triadic
#A23B26 #26A23B #3B26A2
tetradic
#A23B26 #4FA226 #268DA2 #7926A2
square
#A23B26 #4FA226 #268DA2 #7926A2
split-complementary
#A23B26 #26A279 #264FA2
monochromatic
#3F170F #70291A #A23B26 #D05035 #DB7B67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.58
#A23B26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#A23B26 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23B26
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23B26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23B26 | 1.00 | 6.58 | 3.19 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#584F23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716622
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B22137
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23b26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 59, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.141 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c57661',
500: '#a23b26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23b26; $custom-light: #c57661; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23b26",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 59,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.161,
"s": 62,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49421,
"c": 0.14101,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.10949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23B26
secondary
#63B1C1
accent
#CAE543
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140905
muted
#837B79