#A7272A#A7272A
#A7272A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.164 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A7272A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 39, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 77%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 74.9%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.55, 51.36, 30.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.55, 59.82, 30.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.15% 0.149 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.15% 0.164 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0818, 9.8364, 3.1892) |
| Luminance | 0.0983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.60
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.09
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.79
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.03
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.28
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A7272A #27A7A4
analogous
#A7276A #A7272A #A76427
triadic
#A7272A #2AA727 #272AA7
tetradic
#A7272A #6AA727 #27A7A4 #6427A7
square
#A7272A #6AA727 #27A7A4 #6427A7
split-complementary
#A7272A #27A764 #276AA7
monochromatic
#441011 #751B1E #A7272A #D13A3E #DD6C6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.08
#A7272A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#A7272A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A7272A
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A7272A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A7272A | 1.00 | 7.08 | 2.97 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4729
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6225
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a7272a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 39, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.164 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca6c64',
500: '#a7272a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a7272a; $custom-light: #ca6c64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a7272a",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 39,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.594,
"s": 62.136,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48147,
"c": 0.16427,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.09834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A7272A
secondary
#67C3C1
accent
#E5E143
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECEA
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79