#A7221E#A7221E
#A7221E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.170 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A7221E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 34, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 70%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 82%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 82%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.85, 52.50, 36.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.85, 64.16, 35.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.58% 0.1501 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.58% 0.17 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7448, 9.4560, 2.1716) |
| Luminance | 0.0945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.24
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.75
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.59
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.75
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.86
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A7221E #1EA3A7
analogous
#A71E5E #A7221E #A7661E
triadic
#A7221E #1EA722 #221EA7
tetradic
#A7221E #5EA71E #1EA3A7 #661EA7
square
#A7221E #5EA71E #1EA3A7 #661EA7
split-complementary
#A7221E #1EA766 #1E5EA7
monochromatic
#3F0D0B #731715 #A7221E #D92F2A #E2615D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.26
#A7221E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#A7221E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A7221E
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A7221E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A7221E | 1.00 | 7.26 | 2.89 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C441C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6117
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B80023
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a7221e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 34, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.170 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb6a5b',
500: '#a7221e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a7221e; $custom-light: #cb6a5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a7221e",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 34,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.752,
"s": 69.543,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47584,
"c": 0.16961,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.09453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A7221E
secondary
#5BC3C6
accent
#E7EC3B
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECE9
border
#D4C7C5
text
#150704
muted
#837A79