#A7222D#A7222D

#A7222D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.168 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A7222D
RGB	rgb(167, 34, 45)
HSL	hsl(355, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(355, 80%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 73.1%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.03, 53.07, 28.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.03, 60.12, 28.03°)
OKLab	oklab(47.77% 0.1552 0.0644)
OKLCH	oklch(47.77% 0.168 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.9840, 9.5517, 3.4315)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A7222D #22A79C

analogous

#A7226F #A7222D #A75A22

triadic

#A7222D #2DA722 #222DA7

tetradic

#A7222D #6FA722 #22A79C #5A22A7

square

#A7222D #6FA722 #22A79C #5A22A7

split-complementary

#A7222D #22A75A #226FA7

monochromatic

#410D12 #74181F #A7222D #D5313F #DF646E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#A7222D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#A7222D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A7222D

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A7222D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A7222D	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B452C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6128

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B80028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a7222d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 34, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.168 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca6a66',
    500: '#a7222d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a7222d;
$custom-light: #ca6a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a7222d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.038,
    "s": 66.169,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47773,
    "c": 0.168,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A7222D

secondary

#60C5BC

accent

#E9DB3F

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#150705

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A7222D

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

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