#A23D34#A23D34
#A23D34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.136 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23D34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 61, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 51%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 68%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 67.9%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.03, 41.25, 27.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.03, 49.50, 33.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.88% 0.1199 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.88% 0.136 28.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1906, 11.2691, 4.5181) |
| Luminance | 0.1127 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.55
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.06
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.12
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.00
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.56
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23D34 #3499A2
analogous
#A23462 #A23D34 #A27434
triadic
#A23D34 #34A23D #3D34A2
tetradic
#A23D34 #62A234 #3499A2 #7434A2
square
#A23D34 #62A234 #3499A2 #7434A2
split-complementary
#A23D34 #34A274 #3462A2
monochromatic
#451A16 #742C25 #A23D34 #C6574D #D5837C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.45
#A23D34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#A23D34 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23D34
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23D34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23D34 | 1.00 | 6.45 | 3.25 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585132
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716631
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2273B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23d34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 61, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.136 28.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4776b',
500: '#a23d34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23d34; $custom-light: #c4776b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23d34",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 61,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.909,
"s": 51.402,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49879,
"c": 0.1359,
"h": 28.1
},
"luminance": 0.11267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23D34
secondary
#74B8BE
accent
#CFDB4D
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F9EDEB
border
#D2C8C6
text
#140906
muted
#827B7A