#A8233B#A8233B

#A8233B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.168 H 16.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8233B
RGB	rgb(168, 35, 59)
HSL	hsl(349, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(349, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 64.9%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 53.79, 20.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 57.46, 20.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.28% 0.1604 0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(48.28% 0.168 16.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.5408, 9.8453, 5.1136)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8233B #23A890

analogous

#A8237E #A8233B #A84E23

triadic

#A8233B #3BA823 #233BA8

tetradic

#A8233B #7EA823 #23A890 #4E23A8

square

#A8233B #7EA823 #23A890 #4E23A8

split-complementary

#A8233B #23A84E #237EA8

monochromatic

#430E17 #751829 #A8233B #D53451 #DF667C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#A8233B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#A8233B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8233B

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8233B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8233B	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A473B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6237

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8233b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 35, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.168 16.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c96b70',
    500: '#a8233b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8233b;
$custom-light: #c96b70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8233b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.173,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48281,
    "c": 0.1676,
    "h": 16.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8233B

secondary

#62C5B3

accent

#E8CA3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEC

border

#D3C7C7

text

#150707

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8233B

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