#A83235#A83235

#A83235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.154 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A83235
RGB	rgb(168, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 68.5%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.35, 48.19, 26.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.35, 54.84, 28.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.1413 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.154 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9336, 10.8657, 4.5204)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A83235 #32A8A5

analogous

#A83270 #A83235 #A86A32

triadic

#A83235 #35A832 #3235A8

tetradic

#A83235 #70A832 #32A8A5 #6A32A8

square

#A83235 #70A832 #32A8A5 #6A32A8

split-complementary

#A83235 #32A86A #3270A8

monochromatic

#4A1617 #792426 #A83235 #CA4D50 #D87C7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#A83235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#A83235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A83235

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A83235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A83235	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#706631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B90E34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a83235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.154 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9726c',
    500: '#a83235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a83235;
$custom-light: #c9726c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a83235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.475,
    "s": 54.128,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49579,
    "c": 0.15396,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A83235

secondary

#75C1BF

accent

#DDDA4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A83235

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

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