#A72F1E#A72F1E
#A72F1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.159 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72F1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 47, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 70%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 82%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 82%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.45, 48.04, 38.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.45, 61.53, 38.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.78% 0.1361 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.78% 0.159 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1892, 10.3449, 2.3197) |
| Luminance | 0.1034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.73
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.04
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.48
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.07
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.24
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72F1E #1E96A7
analogous
#A71E51 #A72F1E #A7731E
triadic
#A72F1E #1EA72F #2F1EA7
tetradic
#A72F1E #51A71E #1E96A7 #731EA7
square
#A72F1E #51A71E #1E96A7 #731EA7
split-complementary
#A72F1E #1EA773 #1E51A7
monochromatic
#3F120B #732015 #A72F1E #D93F2A #E26E5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.84
#A72F1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#A72F1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72F1E
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72F1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72F1E | 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)
#534A1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706418
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72f1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 47, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.159 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca705c',
500: '#a72f1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72f1e; $custom-light: #ca705c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72f1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 47,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.445,
"s": 69.543,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48783,
"c": 0.15914,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.10342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72F1E
secondary
#5BB9C6
accent
#D6EC3B
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150804
muted
#837B79