#A72537#A72537
#A72537 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.165 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72537 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 37, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 78%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 67.1%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.51, 52.65, 22.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.51, 57.30, 23.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.19% 0.1561 0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.19% 0.165 18.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2894, 9.8171, 4.5982) |
| Luminance | 0.0981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.66
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.38
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.86
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.00
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.56
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72537 #25A795
analogous
#A72578 #A72537 #A75425
triadic
#A72537 #37A725 #2537A7
tetradic
#A72537 #78A725 #25A795 #5425A7
square
#A72537 #78A725 #25A795 #5425A7
split-complementary
#A72537 #25A754 #2578A7
monochromatic
#430F16 #751A27 #A72537 #D3374C #DE6979
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.09
#A72537 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.96
#A72537 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72537
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72537 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72537 | 1.00 | 7.09 | 2.96 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B4737
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6233
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72537; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 37, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.165 18.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96c6d',
500: '#a72537',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72537; $custom-light: #c96c6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72537",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 37,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.692,
"s": 63.725,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48185,
"c": 0.16498,
"h": 18.9
},
"luminance": 0.09814
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72537
secondary
#64C4B6
accent
#E7D041
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150707
muted
#837A7A