#A73C1D#A73C1D
#A73C1D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.148 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A73C1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 60, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 70%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 83%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 82.6%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.47, 42.52, 40.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.47, 58.98, 43.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.3% 0.1188 0.0875) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.3% 0.148 36.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7760, 11.5385, 2.4533) |
| Luminance | 0.1154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 2.75
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.58
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.78
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 3.78
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 3.84
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A73C1D #1D88A7
analogous
#A71D43 #A73C1D #A7811D
triadic
#A73C1D #1DA73C #3C1DA7
tetradic
#A73C1D #43A71D #1D88A7 #811DA7
square
#A73C1D #43A71D #1D88A7 #811DA7
split-complementary
#A73C1D #1DA781 #1D43A7
monochromatic
#3F170B #732914 #A73C1D #DA5028 #E37A5C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.35
#A73C1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#A73C1D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A73C1D
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A73C1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A73C1D | 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)
#5B5018
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756818
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B81F36
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a73c1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 60, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.148 36.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9765c',
500: '#a73c1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a73c1d; $custom-light: #c9765c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a73c1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 60,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.478,
"s": 70.408,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50296,
"c": 0.14756,
"h": 36.4
},
"luminance": 0.11536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A73C1D
secondary
#59AEC7
accent
#C5ED3B
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79