#A6272A#A6272A
#A6272A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.163 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6272A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 39, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 74.7%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.35, 51.05, 30.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.35, 59.41, 30.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.97% 0.1482 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.97% 0.163 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8713, 9.7278, 3.1793) |
| Luminance | 0.0973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.59
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.27
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.70
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.15
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.36
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6272A #27A6A3
analogous
#A62769 #A6272A #A66427
triadic
#A6272A #2AA627 #272AA6
tetradic
#A6272A #69A627 #27A6A3 #6427A6
square
#A6272A #69A627 #27A6A3 #6427A6
split-complementary
#A6272A #27A664 #2769A6
monochromatic
#431011 #741B1D #A6272A #D13A3D #DC6B6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.13
#A6272A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.95
#A6272A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A6272A
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6272A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6272A | 1.00 | 7.13 | 2.95 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4629
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6225
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6272a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 39, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.163 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96c64',
500: '#a6272a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6272a; $custom-light: #c96c64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6272a",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 39,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.583,
"s": 61.951,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47965,
"c": 0.16326,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.09725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6272A
secondary
#66C3C0
accent
#E5E143
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECEA
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150705
muted
#837A79