#A53233#A53233

#A53233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.151 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A53233
RGB	rgb(165, 50, 51)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(359, 70%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 69.1%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.76, 47.08, 26.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.76, 54.05, 29.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1377 0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.151 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2570, 10.5221, 4.2536)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A53233 #32A5A4

analogous

#A5326D #A53233 #A56A32

triadic

#A53233 #33A532 #3233A5

tetradic

#A53233 #6DA532 #32A5A4 #6A32A5

square

#A53233 #6DA532 #32A5A4 #6A32A5

split-complementary

#A53233 #32A56A #326DA5

monochromatic

#471616 #762424 #A53233 #C94C4D #D77B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#A53233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#A53233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A53233

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A53233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A53233	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B51034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a53233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 50, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.151 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7716a',
    500: '#a53233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a53233;
$custom-light: #c7716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a53233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 165,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.478,
    "s": 53.488,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49025,
    "c": 0.15097,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A53233

secondary

#73BFBF

accent

#DDDC4B

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A53233

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

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