#A7282C#A7282C
#A7282C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.163 H 24.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A7282C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 40, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 61%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 73.7%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.69, 51.11, 29.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.69, 59.08, 30.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.27% 0.1487 0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.27% 0.163 24.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1517, 9.9176, 3.3936) |
| Luminance | 0.0992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.48
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.84
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.13
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.62
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A7282C #28A7A3
analogous
#A7286B #A7282C #A76328
triadic
#A7282C #2CA728 #282CA7
tetradic
#A7282C #6BA728 #28A7A3 #6328A7
square
#A7282C #6BA728 #28A7A3 #6328A7
split-complementary
#A7282C #28A763 #286BA7
monochromatic
#441012 #761C1F #A7282C #D03C41 #DC6D71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.04
#A7282C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#A7282C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A7282C
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A7282C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A7282C | 1.00 | 7.04 | 2.98 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E472B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E6327
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a7282c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 40, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.163 24.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c96d65',
500: '#a7282c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a7282c; $custom-light: #c96d65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a7282c",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 40,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.11,
"s": 61.353,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48265,
"c": 0.1632,
"h": 24.3
},
"luminance": 0.09915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A7282C
secondary
#68C3C0
accent
#E4DF43
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B7A