#A23F24#A23F24
#A23F24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.138 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A23F24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 63, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 64%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 78%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.1%, 77.8%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.19, 39.50, 36.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.19, 53.91, 42.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.94% 0.1113 0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.94% 0.138 36) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9980, 11.3661, 2.9675) |
| Luminance | 0.1136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.77
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.90
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.15
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.98
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.98
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A23F24 #2487A2
analogous
#A22448 #A23F24 #A27E24
triadic
#A23F24 #24A23F #3F24A2
tetradic
#A23F24 #48A224 #2487A2 #7E24A2
square
#A23F24 #48A224 #2487A2 #7E24A2
split-complementary
#A23F24 #24A27E #2448A2
monochromatic
#3E180E #702C19 #A23F24 #D15432 #DD7E64
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.42
#A23F24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#A23F24 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A23F24
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A23F24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A23F24 | 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)
#5B5120
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736721
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B22739
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a23f24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 63, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.138 36.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c57860',
500: '#a23f24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a23f24; $custom-light: #c57860; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a23f24",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 63,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.857,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49936,
"c": 0.13762,
"h": 36
},
"luminance": 0.11364
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A23F24
secondary
#60ADC2
accent
#C3E741
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#140905
muted
#837B79