#A72A32#A72A32

#A72A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.161 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A72A32
RGB	rgb(167, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 70.1%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 50.71, 26.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 57.15, 27.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% 0.1488 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.161 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.3420, 10.1043, 4.0542)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A72A32 #2AA79F

analogous

#A72A70 #A72A32 #A7602A

triadic

#A72A32 #32A72A #2A32A7

tetradic

#A72A32 #70A72A #2AA79F #602AA7

square

#A72A32 #70A72A #2AA79F #602AA7

split-complementary

#A72A32 #2AA760 #2A70A7

monochromatic

#451115 #761E23 #A72A32 #CF3F49 #DB7077

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#A72A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A72A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A72A32

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A72A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A72A32	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4831

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E632E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a72a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.161 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c96e6a',
    500: '#a72a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a72a32;
$custom-light: #c96e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a72a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.16,
    "s": 59.809,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48542,
    "c": 0.16085,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A72A32

secondary

#6BC2BD

accent

#E3D945

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A72A32

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

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