#A72022#A72022

#A72022 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.171 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A72022
RGB	rgb(167, 32, 34)
HSL	hsl(359, 68%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.8%, 79.6%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 53.22, 34.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 63.39, 32.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.47% 0.1532 0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(47.47% 0.171 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7436, 9.3667, 2.4394)
Luminance	0.0936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A72022 #20A7A5

analogous

#A72066 #A72022 #A76220

triadic

#A72022 #22A720 #2022A7

tetradic

#A72022 #66A720 #20A7A5 #6220A7

square

#A72022 #66A720 #20A7A5 #6220A7

split-complementary

#A72022 #20A762 #2066A7

monochromatic

#400C0D #741618 #A72022 #D72D30 #E16163

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#A72022 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#A72022 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A72022

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A72022	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A72022	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4420

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C611C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B80023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a72022;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 32, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.171 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca695e',
    500: '#a72022',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a72022;
$custom-light: #ca695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a72022",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.111,
    "s": 67.839,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47473,
    "c": 0.17057,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A72022

secondary

#5DC5C4

accent

#EBE83D

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECE9

border

#D4C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A72022

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

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