#A72F29#A72F29
#A72F29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.157 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A72F29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 47, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 61%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 75.4%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.57, 48.44, 32.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.57, 58.29, 33.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.91% 0.1396 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.91% 0.157 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3551, 10.4112, 3.1931) |
| Luminance | 0.1041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.61
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.43
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.47
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.60
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.93
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A72F29 #29A1A7
analogous
#A72962 #A72F29 #A76E29
triadic
#A72F29 #29A72F #2F29A7
tetradic
#A72F29 #62A729 #29A1A7 #6E29A7
square
#A72F29 #62A729 #29A1A7 #6E29A7
split-complementary
#A72F29 #29A76E #2962A7
monochromatic
#451311 #76211D #A72F29 #D0453E #DC746F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.81
#A72F29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.08
#A72F29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A72F29
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A72F29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A72F29 | 1.00 | 6.81 | 3.08 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524A27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#706425
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8002F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a72f29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 47, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.157 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97063',
500: '#a72f29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a72f29; $custom-light: #c97063; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a72f29",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 47,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.857,
"s": 60.577,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48906,
"c": 0.15737,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.10409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A72F29
secondary
#69BEC2
accent
#DCE444
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150805
muted
#837B79