#A73A2B#A73A2B
#A73A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.146 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A73A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 58, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.3%, 74.3%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.28, 43.96, 33.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.28, 55.06, 37.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.19% 0.126 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.19% 0.146 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8874, 11.4186, 3.5471) |
| Luminance | 0.1142 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.23
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.51
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.95
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.15
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.71
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A73A2B #2B98A7
analogous
#A72B5A #A73A2B #A7782B
triadic
#A73A2B #2BA73A #3A2BA7
tetradic
#A73A2B #5AA72B #2B98A7 #782BA7
square
#A73A2B #5AA72B #2B98A7 #782BA7
split-complementary
#A73A2B #2BA778 #2B5AA7
monochromatic
#461812 #76291E #A73A2B #CE5241 #DB7E72
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.40
#A73A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#A73A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A73A2B
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A73A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A73A2B | 1.00 | 6.40 | 3.28 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585029
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736827
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B81E37
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a73a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 58, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.146 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97665',
500: '#a73a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a73a2b; $custom-light: #c97665; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a73a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 58,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.258,
"s": 59.048,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50193,
"c": 0.14646,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.11416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A73A2B
secondary
#6CB8C2
accent
#CFE246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B7A