#A43F23#A43F23
#A43F23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.140 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A43F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 63, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 65%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.6%, 78.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.53, 40.22, 37.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.53, 55.11, 43.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.25% 0.1131 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.25% 0.14 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3926, 11.5713, 2.9074) |
| Luminance | 0.1157 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.06
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.23
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.82
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.66
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.79
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A43F23 #2388A4
analogous
#A42348 #A43F23 #A48023
triadic
#A43F23 #23A43F #3F23A4
tetradic
#A43F23 #48A423 #2388A4 #8023A4
square
#A43F23 #48A423 #2388A4 #8023A4
split-complementary
#A43F23 #23A480 #2348A4
monochromatic
#3F180D #722C18 #A43F23 #D35431 #DE7E64
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.34
#A43F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#A43F23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A43F23
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A43F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A43F23 | 1.00 | 6.34 | 3.31 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B511F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74681F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B52639
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a43f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 63, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.140 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c77860',
500: '#a43f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a43f23; $custom-light: #c77860; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a43f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 63,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.023,
"s": 64.824,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50253,
"c": 0.14009,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.11569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A43F23
secondary
#60AEC3
accent
#C3E840
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#140905
muted
#837B79