#A72B41#A72B41
#A72B41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.159 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72B41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 43, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 61.1%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.42, 51.24, 17.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.42, 54.14, 18.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.92% 0.1536 0.0428) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.92% 0.159 15.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7562, 10.3275, 6.0584) |
| Luminance | 0.1032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.63
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.40
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.31
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.42
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.70
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72B41 #2BA791
analogous
#A72B7F #A72B41 #A7532B
triadic
#A72B41 #41A72B #2B41A7
tetradic
#A72B41 #7FA72B #2BA791 #532BA7
square
#A72B41 #7FA72B #2BA791 #532BA7
split-complementary
#A72B41 #2BA753 #2B7FA7
monochromatic
#46121B #761E2E #A72B41 #CE415A #DB7284
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.85
#A72B41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#A72B41 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72B41
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72B41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72B41 | 1.00 | 6.85 | 3.07 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4A41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C643E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B70034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72b41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 43, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.159 15.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c86f75',
500: '#a72b41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72b41; $custom-light: #c86f75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72b41",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 43,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.355,
"s": 59.048,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48922,
"c": 0.15942,
"h": 15.6
},
"luminance": 0.10325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72B41
secondary
#6CC2B3
accent
#E2C646
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDED
border
#D3C8C8
text
#140808
muted
#837B7B