#A73B1E#A73B1E
#A73B1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.148 H 35.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A73B1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 59, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 70%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 82%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 82%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.31, 43.00, 40.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.31, 58.89, 43.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.18% 0.1205 0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.18% 0.148 35.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7367, 11.4397, 2.5022) |
| Luminance | 0.1144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 2.76
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.11
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.34
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 3.80
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.27
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A73B1E #1E8AA7
analogous
#A71E45 #A73B1E #A77F1E
triadic
#A73B1E #1EA73B #3B1EA7
tetradic
#A73B1E #45A71E #1E8AA7 #7F1EA7
square
#A73B1E #45A71E #1E8AA7 #7F1EA7
split-complementary
#A73B1E #1EA77F #1E45A7
monochromatic
#3F160B #732915 #A73B1E #D94F2A #E2795D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.39
#A73B1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.29
#A73B1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A73B1E
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A73B1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A73B1E | 1.00 | 6.39 | 3.29 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A501A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756819
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B81D35
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a73b1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 59, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.148 35.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9765c',
500: '#a73b1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a73b1e; $custom-light: #c9765c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a73b1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 59,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.701,
"s": 69.543,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50177,
"c": 0.14827,
"h": 35.6
},
"luminance": 0.11437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A73B1E
secondary
#5BAFC6
accent
#C7EC3B
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79