#A72825#A72825
#A72825 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.164 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72825 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 40, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 78%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 77.8%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.61, 50.82, 33.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.61, 60.97, 33.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.17% 0.1463 0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.17% 0.164 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0311, 9.8693, 2.7581) |
| Luminance | 0.0987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.40
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.12
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.91
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.01
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.50
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72825 #25A4A7
analogous
#A72563 #A72825 #A76925
triadic
#A72825 #25A728 #2825A7
tetradic
#A72825 #63A725 #25A4A7 #6925A7
square
#A72825 #63A725 #25A4A7 #6925A7
split-complementary
#A72825 #25A769 #2563A7
monochromatic
#43100F #751C1A #A72825 #D33A37 #DE6B69
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.06
#A72825 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#A72825 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72825
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72825 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72825 | 1.00 | 7.06 | 2.97 | 7.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4723
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6220
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B80029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72825; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 40, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.164 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca6d60',
500: '#a72825',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72825; $custom-light: #ca6d60; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72825",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 40,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.385,
"s": 63.725,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48172,
"c": 0.16405,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.09867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72825
secondary
#64C1C4
accent
#E3E741
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FBECE9
border
#D4C7C5
text
#150805
muted
#837B79