#A93B23#A93B23
#A93B23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.149 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A93B23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 59, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.1%, 79.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.71, 43.90, 38.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.71, 58.16, 40.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.56% 0.124 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.56% 0.149 33.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2316, 11.6869, 2.8856) |
| Luminance | 0.1168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.50
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.83
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.46
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.54
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.34
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A93B23 #2391A9
analogous
#A9234E #A93B23 #A97E23
triadic
#A93B23 #23A93B #3B23A9
tetradic
#A93B23 #4EA923 #2391A9 #7E23A9
square
#A93B23 #4EA923 #2391A9 #7E23A9
split-complementary
#A93B23 #23A97E #234EA9
monochromatic
#44180E #762919 #A93B23 #D55134 #DF7C67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.29
#A93B23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#A93B23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A93B23
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A93B23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A93B23 | 1.00 | 6.29 | 3.34 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A511F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#76691F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA1D36
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a93b23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 59, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.149 33.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb7660',
500: '#a93b23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a93b23; $custom-light: #cb7660; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a93b23",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 59,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.746,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50562,
"c": 0.14937,
"h": 33.9
},
"luminance": 0.11684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A93B23
secondary
#63B4C5
accent
#CAE93F
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150905
muted
#837B79