#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
RGBrgb(162, 61, 45)
HSLhsl(8, 57%, 41%)
HSVhsv(8, 72%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62.3%, 72.2%, 36.5%)
CIE-LABlab(39.93, 40.87, 31.37)
CIE-LCHlch(39.93, 51.52, 37.51°)
OKLaboklab(49.78% 0.1173 0.0715)
OKLCHoklch(49.78% 0.137 31.4)
XYZxyz(17.0445, 11.2107, 3.7485)
Luminance0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

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
##A23D2D1.006.483.246.48
#FFFFFF6.481.0021.001.00
#0000003.2421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.481.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #A23D2D

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#A23D2D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva