#A73B2D#A73B2D
#A73B2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.145 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A73B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 59, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 73.1%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.47, 43.61, 32.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.47, 54.22, 36.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.35% 0.1253 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.35% 0.145 30.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9759, 11.5354, 3.7621) |
| Luminance | 0.1153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.60
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.84
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.04
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.04
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.97
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A73B2D #2D99A7
analogous
#A72D5C #A73B2D #A7782D
triadic
#A73B2D #2DA73B #3B2DA7
tetradic
#A73B2D #5CA72D #2D99A7 #782DA7
square
#A73B2D #5CA72D #2D99A7 #782DA7
split-complementary
#A73B2D #2DA778 #2D5CA7
monochromatic
#471913 #772A20 #A73B2D #CD5444 #DA8075
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.35
#A73B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#A73B2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A73B2D
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A73B2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A73B2D | 1.00 | 6.35 | 3.31 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#59502B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74682A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B82038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a73b2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 59, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.145 30.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c87666',
500: '#a73b2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a73b2d; $custom-light: #c87666; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a73b2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 59,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.885,
"s": 57.547,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50345,
"c": 0.14505,
"h": 30.3
},
"luminance": 0.11533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A73B2D
secondary
#6EB8C1
accent
#CFE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140906
muted
#837B7A