#A7233C#A7233C
#A7233C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.167 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A7233C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 35, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79%, 64.1%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.38, 53.56, 19.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.38, 56.92, 19.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.12% 0.16 0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.12% 0.167 16.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3548, 9.7464, 5.2415) |
| Luminance | 0.0974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 1.53
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.06
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.74
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.56
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.92
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A7233C #23A78E
analogous
#A7237E #A7233C #A74C23
triadic
#A7233C #3CA723 #233CA7
tetradic
#A7233C #7EA723 #23A78E #4C23A7
square
#A7233C #7EA723 #23A78E #4C23A7
split-complementary
#A7233C #23A74C #237EA7
monochromatic
#420E18 #74182A #A7233C #D43352 #DF667D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.12
#A7233C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.95
#A7233C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A7233C
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A7233C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A7233C | 1.00 | 7.12 | 2.95 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49463C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6238
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a7233c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 35, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.167 16.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86b71',
500: '#a7233c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a7233c; $custom-light: #c86b71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a7233c",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 35,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.636,
"s": 65.347,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48119,
"c": 0.16666,
"h": 16.2
},
"luminance": 0.09744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A7233C
secondary
#61C4B2
accent
#E8C83F
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEC
border
#D3C7C7
text
#140707
muted
#837A7A