#A43233#A43233

#A43233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.150 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43233
RGB	rgb(164, 50, 51)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 68.9%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 46.74, 26.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 53.63, 29.36°)
OKLab	oklab(48.85% 0.1368 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(48.85% 0.15 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0498, 10.4152, 4.2439)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A43233 #32A4A3

analogous

#A4326C #A43233 #A46A32

triadic

#A43233 #33A432 #3233A4

tetradic

#A43233 #6CA432 #32A4A3 #6A32A4

square

#A43233 #6CA432 #32A4A3 #6A32A4

split-complementary

#A43233 #32A46A #326CA4

monochromatic

#461516 #752424 #A43233 #C84B4C #D67A7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#A43233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#A43233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43233

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43233	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41134

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 50, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.150 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6716a',
    500: '#a43233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43233;
$custom-light: #c6716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.474,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48852,
    "c": 0.14989,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43233

secondary

#73BFBE

accent

#DDDB4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43233

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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