#A23D24#A23D24
#A23D24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.140 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23D24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 61, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 64%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 78%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 77.8%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.83, 40.46, 36.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.83, 54.36, 41.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.66% 0.1143 0.0801) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.66% 0.14 35) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8893, 11.1486, 2.9313) |
| Luminance | 0.1115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.11
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.26
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.13
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.85
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 5.34
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23D24 #2489A2
analogous
#A2244A #A23D24 #A27C24
triadic
#A23D24 #24A23D #3D24A2
tetradic
#A23D24 #4AA224 #2489A2 #7C24A2
square
#A23D24 #4AA224 #2489A2 #7C24A2
split-complementary
#A23D24 #24A27C #244AA2
monochromatic
#3E170E #702A19 #A23D24 #D15132 #DD7C64
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.50
#A23D24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#A23D24 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23D24
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23D24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23D24 | 1.00 | 6.50 | 3.23 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595021
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#726621
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B22438
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23d24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 61, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.140 35.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c57760',
500: '#a23d24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23d24; $custom-light: #c57760; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23d24",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 61,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.905,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49664,
"c": 0.13954,
"h": 35
},
"luminance": 0.11146
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23D24
secondary
#60AEC2
accent
#C6E741
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#140905
muted
#837B79