#A72A34#A72A34

#A72A34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.161 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A72A34
RGB	rgb(167, 42, 52)
HSL	hsl(355, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(355, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 68.9%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, 50.81, 25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 56.70, 26.35°)
OKLab	oklab(48.58% 0.1495 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(48.58% 0.161 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3861, 10.1220, 4.2864)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A72A34 #2AA79D

analogous

#A72A72 #A72A34 #A75E2A

triadic

#A72A34 #34A72A #2A34A7

tetradic

#A72A34 #72A72A #2AA79D #5E2AA7

square

#A72A34 #72A72A #2AA79D #5E2AA7

split-complementary

#A72A34 #2AA75E #2A72A7

monochromatic

#451116 #761E25 #A72A34 #CF3F4B #DB7079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#A72A34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#A72A34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A72A34

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A72A34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A72A34	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4933

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6330

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a72a34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 42, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.161 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c96e6b',
    500: '#a72a34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a72a34;
$custom-light: #c96e6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a72a34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.2,
    "s": 59.809,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48576,
    "c": 0.16069,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A72A34

secondary

#6BC2BB

accent

#E3D645

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A72A34

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

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