#A23D2D#A23D2D
#A23D2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.137 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 61, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 72.2%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.93, 40.87, 31.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.93, 51.52, 37.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.78% 0.1173 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.78% 0.137 31.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0445, 11.2107, 3.7485) |
| Luminance | 0.1121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.13
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.26
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.52
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.90
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.17
Red Brown
#8B2E16
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23D2D #2D92A2
analogous
#A22D57 #A23D2D #A2772D
triadic
#A23D2D #2DA23D #3D2DA2
tetradic
#A23D2D #57A22D #2D92A2 #772DA2
square
#A23D2D #57A22D #2D92A2 #772DA2
split-complementary
#A23D2D #2DA277 #2D57A2
monochromatic
#421912 #722B20 #A23D2D #CA5442 #D88072
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#A23D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#A23D2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23D2D
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23D2D | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59502B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72662A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2263A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 61, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.137 31.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c47766',
500: '#a23d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23d2d; $custom-light: #c47766; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 61,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.205,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49775,
"c": 0.1374,
"h": 31.4
},
"luminance": 0.11208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23D2D
secondary
#6CB4BF
accent
#CBE048
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140906
muted
#837B7A