#A72A3B#A72A3B

#A72A3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.160 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A72A3B
RGB	rgb(167, 42, 59)
HSL	hsl(352, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(352, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 64.7%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 51.21, 20.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 55.33, 22.25°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% 0.1523 0.0502)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.16 18.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5556, 10.1898, 5.1792)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A72A3B #2AA796

analogous

#A72A79 #A72A3B #A7572A

triadic

#A72A3B #3BA72A #2A3BA7

tetradic

#A72A3B #79A72A #2AA796 #572AA7

square

#A72A3B #79A72A #2AA796 #572AA7

split-complementary

#A72A3B #2AA757 #2A79A7

monochromatic

#451118 #761E2A #A72A3B #CF3F53 #DB707F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#A72A3B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#A72A3B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A72A3B

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A72A3B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A72A3B	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D493B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B70031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a72a3b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 42, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.160 18.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c86e70',
    500: '#a72a3b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a72a3b;
$custom-light: #c86e70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a72a3b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.84,
    "s": 59.809,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48704,
    "c": 0.16036,
    "h": 18.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A72A3B

secondary

#6BC2B6

accent

#E3CD45

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEC

border

#D3C8C7

text

#140807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A72A3B

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

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