#A72F20#A72F20
#A72F20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.159 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72F20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 47, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 68%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 81%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 80.8%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.47, 48.10, 37.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.47, 60.92, 37.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.8% 0.1367 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.8% 0.159 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2156, 10.3554, 2.4585) |
| Luminance | 0.1035 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.78
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.07
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.09
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.04
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 4.42
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72F20 #2098A7
analogous
#A72055 #A72F20 #A77320
triadic
#A72F20 #20A72F #2F20A7
tetradic
#A72F20 #55A720 #2098A7 #7320A7
square
#A72F20 #55A720 #2098A7 #7320A7
split-complementary
#A72F20 #20A773 #2055A7
monochromatic
#40120C #742116 #A72F20 #D7402D #E16F61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.84
#A72F20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#A72F20 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72F20
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72F20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72F20 | 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)
#534A1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70641B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72f20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 47, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.159 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca705d',
500: '#a72f20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72f20; $custom-light: #ca705d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72f20",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 47,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.667,
"s": 67.839,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48802,
"c": 0.15881,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.10353
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72F20
secondary
#5DBAC5
accent
#D7EB3D
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEDE9
border
#D4C8C5
text
#150804
muted
#837B79