#A72D1E#A72D1E
#A72D1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.161 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72D1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 45, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 70%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 82%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 82%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.18, 48.80, 38.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.18, 61.95, 38.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.58% 0.1385 0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.58% 0.161 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1111, 10.1887, 2.2937) |
| Luminance | 0.1019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.96
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.22
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.13
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.05
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.18
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72D1E #1E98A7
analogous
#A71E53 #A72D1E #A7711E
triadic
#A72D1E #1EA72D #2D1EA7
tetradic
#A72D1E #53A71E #1E98A7 #711EA7
square
#A72D1E #53A71E #1E98A7 #711EA7
split-complementary
#A72D1E #1EA771 #1E53A7
monochromatic
#3F110B #731F15 #A72D1E #D93D2A #E26C5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.91
#A72D1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.04
#A72D1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72D1E
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72D1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72D1E | 1.00 | 6.91 | 3.04 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#52491B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706418
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8002B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72d1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 45, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.161 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca6f5b',
500: '#a72d1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72d1e; $custom-light: #ca6f5b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72d1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 45,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.569,
"s": 69.543,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48577,
"c": 0.16087,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.10186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72D1E
secondary
#5BBAC6
accent
#D9EC3B
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150804
muted
#837B79