#A73C1E#A73C1E
#A73C1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.147 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A73C1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 60, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 70%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 82%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 82%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.48, 42.55, 40.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.48, 58.67, 43.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.31% 0.1191 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.31% 0.147 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7885, 11.5435, 2.5195) |
| Luminance | 0.1154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 2.83
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.38
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.59
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 3.91
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.03
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A73C1E #1E89A7
analogous
#A71E44 #A73C1E #A7801E
triadic
#A73C1E #1EA73C #3C1EA7
tetradic
#A73C1E #44A71E #1E89A7 #801EA7
square
#A73C1E #44A71E #1E89A7 #801EA7
split-complementary
#A73C1E #1EA780 #1E44A7
monochromatic
#3F170B #732915 #A73C1E #D9502A #E27A5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.35
#A73C1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#A73C1E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A73C1E
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A73C1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A73C1E | 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)
#5B5019
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756819
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B81F36
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a73c1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 60, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.147 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9765c',
500: '#a73c1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a73c1e; $custom-light: #c9765c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a73c1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 60,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.139,
"s": 69.543,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50305,
"c": 0.14735,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.11541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A73C1E
secondary
#5BAFC6
accent
#C6EC3B
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79