#A72A36#A72A36

#A72A36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.161 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A72A36
RGB	rgb(167, 42, 54)
HSL	hsl(354, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(354, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 67.7%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 50.92, 23.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 56.28, 25.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.1503 0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.161 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4321, 10.1404, 4.5287)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A72A36 #2AA79B

analogous

#A72A74 #A72A36 #A75C2A

triadic

#A72A36 #36A72A #2A36A7

tetradic

#A72A36 #74A72A #2AA79B #5C2AA7

square

#A72A36 #74A72A #2AA79B #5C2AA7

split-complementary

#A72A36 #2AA75C #2A74A7

monochromatic

#451116 #761E26 #A72A36 #CF3F4D #DB707B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#A72A36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#A72A36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A72A36

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A72A36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A72A36	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4935

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6332

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B80030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a72a36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 42, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.161 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c96e6d',
    500: '#a72a36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a72a36;
$custom-light: #c96e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a72a36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.24,
    "s": 59.809,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4861,
    "c": 0.16056,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A72A36

secondary

#6BC2BA

accent

#E3D445

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A72A36

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

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