#A72B3A#A72B3A
#A72B3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.159 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72B3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 43, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 65.3%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.29, 50.80, 21.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.29, 55.24, 23.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.78% 0.1508 0.0519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.78% 0.159 19) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5658, 10.2513, 5.0559) |
| Luminance | 0.1025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.15
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.52
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.98
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.22
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.40
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72B3A #2BA798
analogous
#A72B78 #A72B3A #A75A2B
triadic
#A72B3A #3AA72B #2B3AA7
tetradic
#A72B3A #78A72B #2BA798 #5A2BA7
square
#A72B3A #78A72B #2BA798 #5A2BA7
split-complementary
#A72B3A #2BA75A #2B78A7
monochromatic
#461218 #761E29 #A72B3A #CE4152 #DB727E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.89
#A72B3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#A72B3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72B3A
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72B3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72B3A | 1.00 | 6.89 | 3.05 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E493A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D6436
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B70032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72b3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 43, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.159 19.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86e70',
500: '#a72b3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72b3a; $custom-light: #c86e70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72b3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 43,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.742,
"s": 59.048,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48779,
"c": 0.15944,
"h": 19
},
"luminance": 0.10249
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72B3A
secondary
#6CC2B8
accent
#E2CF46
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEC
border
#D3C8C7
text
#140807
muted
#837B7A