#A8232A#A8232A
#A8232A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.168 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8232A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 35, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 75%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.29, 52.94, 30.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.29, 61.06, 29.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.99% 0.1539 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.99% 0.168 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1694, 9.6968, 3.1577) |
| Luminance | 0.0969 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.28
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.43
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.60
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.71
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.40
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8232A #23A8A1
analogous
#A8236D #A8232A #A85E23
triadic
#A8232A #2AA823 #232AA8
tetradic
#A8232A #6DA823 #23A8A1 #5E23A8
square
#A8232A #6DA823 #23A8A1 #5E23A8
split-complementary
#A8232A #23A85E #236DA8
monochromatic
#430E11 #75181D #A8232A #D5343C #DF666D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.15
#A8232A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.94
#A8232A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8232A
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8232A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8232A | 1.00 | 7.15 | 2.94 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4529
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6225
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B90027
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8232a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 35, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.168 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca6b64',
500: '#a8232a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8232a; $custom-light: #ca6b64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8232a",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 35,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.842,
"s": 65.517,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47994,
"c": 0.16847,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.09694
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8232A
secondary
#62C5C0
accent
#E8E03F
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECEA
border
#D4C7C6
text
#150705
muted
#837A79