#A93235#A93235
#A93235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.155 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A93235 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 50, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 54%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 70%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 68.6%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.54, 48.52, 26.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.54, 55.26, 28.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.75% 0.1422 0.0618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.75% 0.155 23.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1473, 10.9759, 4.5305) |
| Luminance | 0.1097 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.61
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.63
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.83
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.92
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.27
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A93235 #32A9A6
analogous
#A93271 #A93235 #A96A32
triadic
#A93235 #35A932 #3235A9
tetradic
#A93235 #71A932 #32A9A6 #6A32A9
square
#A93235 #71A932 #32A9A6 #6A32A9
split-complementary
#A93235 #32A96A #3271A9
monochromatic
#4B1617 #7A2426 #A93235 #CB4E51 #D97D7F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.57
#A93235 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.19
#A93235 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A93235
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A93235 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A93235 | 1.00 | 6.57 | 3.19 | 6.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#534D34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#716731
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA0C34
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a93235; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 50, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.155 23.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca726c',
500: '#a93235',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a93235; $custom-light: #ca726c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a93235",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 50,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.487,
"s": 54.338,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49753,
"c": 0.15502,
"h": 23.5
},
"luminance": 0.10973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A93235
secondary
#76C1BF
accent
#DEDA4A
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150807
muted
#837B7A