#A23B4D#A23B4D
#A23B4D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.136 H 13.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23B4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 59, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 47%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 64%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 52.5%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.16, 44.03, 12.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.16, 45.66, 15.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.13% 0.133 0.0307) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.13% 0.136 13) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8053, 11.3474, 8.2724) |
| Luminance | 0.1134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 3.15
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.69
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.47
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.97
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.37
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23B4D #3BA290
analogous
#A23B80 #A23B4D #A25D3B
triadic
#A23B4D #4DA23B #3B4DA2
tetradic
#A23B4D #80A23B #3BA290 #5D3BA2
square
#A23B4D #80A23B #3BA290 #5D3BA2
split-complementary
#A23B4D #3BA25D #3B80A2
monochromatic
#481A22 #752B38 #A23B4D #C2586B #D38592
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.42
#A23B4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#A23B4D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23B4D
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23B4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23B4D | 1.00 | 6.42 | 3.27 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#53514D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D664B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B12A42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23b4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 59, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.136 13.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3767e',
500: '#a23b4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23b4d; $custom-light: #c3767e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23b4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 59,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.515,
"s": 46.606,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50131,
"c": 0.13647,
"h": 13
},
"luminance": 0.11345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23B4D
secondary
#7CBDB1
accent
#D6BF52
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F8EDEE
border
#D1C8C9
text
#13090A
muted
#827B7C