#A72F26#A72F26
#A72F26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.158 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72F26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 47, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 63%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 77%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 77.2%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.54, 48.32, 34.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.54, 59.15, 35.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.87% 0.1386 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.87% 0.158 28.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3047, 10.3911, 2.9278) |
| Luminance | 0.1039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.35
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.40
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.73
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.91
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.74
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72F26 #269EA7
analogous
#A7265D #A72F26 #A76F26
triadic
#A72F26 #26A72F #2F26A7
tetradic
#A72F26 #5DA726 #269EA7 #6F26A7
square
#A72F26 #5DA726 #269EA7 #6F26A7
split-complementary
#A72F26 #26A76F #265DA7
monochromatic
#43130F #75211B #A72F26 #D24338 #DD726A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.82
#A72F26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.08
#A72F26 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72F26
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72F26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72F26 | 1.00 | 6.82 | 3.08 | 6.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706421
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72f26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 47, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.158 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97061',
500: '#a72f26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72f26; $custom-light: #c97061; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72f26",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 47,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.186,
"s": 62.927,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48869,
"c": 0.15784,
"h": 28.6
},
"luminance": 0.10388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72F26
secondary
#65BDC3
accent
#DBE642
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79