#A72A49#A72A49

#A72A49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.161 H 11.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A72A49
RGB	rgb(167, 42, 73)
HSL	hsl(345, 60%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(345, 75%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.9%, 56.3%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 52.17, 12.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 53.64, 13.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% 0.1579 0.0313)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.161 11.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9686, 10.3550, 7.3546)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A72A49 #2AA788

analogous

#A72A87 #A72A49 #A7492A

triadic

#A72A49 #49A72A #2A49A7

tetradic

#A72A49 #87A72A #2AA788 #492AA7

square

#A72A49 #87A72A #2AA788 #492AA7

split-complementary

#A72A49 #2AA749 #2A87A7

monochromatic

#45111E #761E34 #A72A49 #CF3F63 #DB708B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#A72A49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#A72A49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A72A49

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A72A49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A72A49	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4A49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6446

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B70437

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a72a49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 42, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.161 11.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c76e7b',
    500: '#a72a49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a72a49;
$custom-light: #c76e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a72a49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.12,
    "s": 59.809,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49014,
    "c": 0.16099,
    "h": 11.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A72A49

secondary

#6BC2AC

accent

#E3BC45

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDED

border

#D3C8C8

text

#140809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A72A49

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

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