#A7222A#A7222A

#A7222A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.168 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A7222A
RGB	rgb(167, 34, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 74.9%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 52.94, 30.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 60.86, 29.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.73% 0.1541 0.0677)
OKLCH	oklch(47.73% 0.168 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.9283, 9.5294, 3.1381)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A7222A #22A79F

analogous

#A7226D #A7222A #A75D22

triadic

#A7222A #2AA722 #222AA7

tetradic

#A7222A #6DA722 #22A79F #5D22A7

square

#A7222A #6DA722 #22A79F #5D22A7

split-complementary

#A7222A #22A75D #226DA7

monochromatic

#410D10 #74181D #A7222A #D5313B #DF646B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#A7222A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#A7222A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A7222A

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A7222A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A7222A	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4529

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6125

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B80027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a7222a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 34, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.168 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6a63',
    500: '#a7222a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a7222a;
$custom-light: #ca6a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a7222a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.391,
    "s": 66.169,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47729,
    "c": 0.16826,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A7222A

secondary

#60C5BF

accent

#E9DF3F

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FBECEA

border

#D4C7C6

text

#150705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A7222A

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

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