#A72C32#A72C32

#A72C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.159 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A72C32
RGB	rgb(167, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 70.1%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 49.99, 26.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 56.66, 28.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% 0.1465 0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.159 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.4147, 10.2498, 4.0784)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A72C32 #2CA7A1

analogous

#A72C70 #A72C32 #A7642C

triadic

#A72C32 #32A72C #2C32A7

tetradic

#A72C32 #70A72C #2CA7A1 #642CA7

square

#A72C32 #70A72C #2CA7A1 #642CA7

split-complementary

#A72C32 #2CA764 #2C70A7

monochromatic

#461215 #771F23 #A72C32 #CD434A #DA7378

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#A72C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#A72C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A72C32

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A72C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A72C32	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)

#4F4931

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E642E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a72c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.159 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c96f6a',
    500: '#a72c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a72c32;
$custom-light: #c96f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a72c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 167,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.073,
    "s": 58.294,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48734,
    "c": 0.15901,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A72C32

secondary

#6DC2BE

accent

#E2DA46

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FAEDEB

border

#D3C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A72C32

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

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