#A7233E#A7233E
#A7233E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.167 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A7233E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 35, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 65%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79%, 62.9%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.42, 53.68, 18.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.42, 56.64, 18.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.16% 0.1608 0.0439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.16% 0.167 15.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4087, 9.7680, 5.5252) |
| Luminance | 0.0977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 1.63
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.17
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.38
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.96
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.31
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A7233E #23A78C
analogous
#A72380 #A7233E #A74A23
triadic
#A7233E #3EA723 #233EA7
tetradic
#A7233E #80A723 #23A78C #4A23A7
square
#A7233E #80A723 #23A78C #4A23A7
split-complementary
#A7233E #23A74A #2380A7
monochromatic
#420E18 #74182B #A7233E #D43354 #DF667E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.11
#A7233E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.95
#A7233E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A7233E
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A7233E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A7233E | 1.00 | 7.11 | 2.95 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#49473E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A623A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a7233e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 35, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.167 15.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86b73',
500: '#a7233e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a7233e; $custom-light: #c86b73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a7233e",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 35,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.727,
"s": 65.347,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48161,
"c": 0.16672,
"h": 15.3
},
"luminance": 0.09765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A7233E
secondary
#61C4B0
accent
#E8C63F
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEC
border
#D3C7C7
text
#140708
muted
#837A7B