#A72A41#A72A41
#A72A41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.160 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72A41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 42, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 61.1%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.30, 51.60, 17.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.30, 54.42, 18.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.83% 0.1547 0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.83% 0.16 15.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7202, 10.2556, 6.0465) |
| Luminance | 0.1025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.53
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.38
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.13
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.24
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.52
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72A41 #2AA790
analogous
#A72A7F #A72A41 #A7512A
triadic
#A72A41 #41A72A #2A41A7
tetradic
#A72A41 #7FA72A #2AA790 #512AA7
square
#A72A41 #7FA72A #2AA790 #512AA7
split-complementary
#A72A41 #2AA751 #2A7FA7
monochromatic
#45111B #761E2E #A72A41 #CF3F5A #DB7084
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.88
#A72A41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#A72A41 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72A41
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72A41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72A41 | 1.00 | 6.88 | 3.05 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4A41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C643E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B70034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72a41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 42, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.160 15.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86e75',
500: '#a72a41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72a41; $custom-light: #c86e75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72a41",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 42,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.96,
"s": 59.809,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48828,
"c": 0.1604,
"h": 15.3
},
"luminance": 0.10253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72A41
secondary
#6BC2B2
accent
#E3C645
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#140808
muted
#837B7B