#A43235#A43235

#A43235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.150 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A43235
RGB	rgb(164, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(358, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 67.7%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 46.85, 25.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 53.15, 28.18°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1376 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.15 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.0948, 10.4332, 4.4811)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A43235 #32A4A1

analogous

#A4326E #A43235 #A46832

triadic

#A43235 #35A432 #3235A4

tetradic

#A43235 #6EA432 #32A4A1 #6832A4

square

#A43235 #6EA432 #32A4A1 #6832A4

split-complementary

#A43235 #32A468 #326EA4

monochromatic

#461517 #752426 #A43235 #C84B4E #D67A7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#A43235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#A43235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A43235

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A43235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A43235	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B41234

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a43235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.150 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c6716c',
    500: '#a43235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a43235;
$custom-light: #c6716c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a43235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.421,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48886,
    "c": 0.14966,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A43235

secondary

#73BFBD

accent

#DDD94B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A43235

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

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