#A72F1F#A72F1F
#A72F1F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.159 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72F1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 47, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 69%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 81%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 81.4%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.46, 48.07, 37.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.46, 61.23, 38.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.79% 0.1364 0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.79% 0.159 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2022, 10.3501, 2.3880) |
| Luminance | 0.1035 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.74
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.03
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.28
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.31
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.32
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72F1F #1F97A7
analogous
#A71F53 #A72F1F #A7731F
triadic
#A72F1F #1FA72F #2F1FA7
tetradic
#A72F1F #53A71F #1F97A7 #731FA7
square
#A72F1F #53A71F #1F97A7 #731FA7
split-complementary
#A72F1F #1FA773 #1F53A7
monochromatic
#40120C #732015 #A72F1F #D8402B #E16E5F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.84
#A72F1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#A72F1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72F1F
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72F1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72F1F | 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)
#534A1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706419
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72f1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 47, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.159 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca705c',
500: '#a72f1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72f1f; $custom-light: #ca705c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72f1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 47,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.059,
"s": 68.687,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48792,
"c": 0.15898,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.10347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72F1F
secondary
#5CB9C6
accent
#D7EC3C
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150804
muted
#837B79