#A73D2D#A73D2D
#A73D2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.143 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A73D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 61, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 73%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 73.1%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.81, 42.70, 32.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.81, 53.72, 37.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.6% 0.1225 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.6% 0.143 31.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0807, 11.7450, 3.7970) |
| Luminance | 0.1174 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.56
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.82
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.50
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.67
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.84
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A73D2D #2D97A7
analogous
#A72D5A #A73D2D #A77A2D
triadic
#A73D2D #2DA73D #3D2DA7
tetradic
#A73D2D #5AA72D #2D97A7 #7A2DA7
square
#A73D2D #5AA72D #2D97A7 #7A2DA7
split-complementary
#A73D2D #2DA77A #2D5AA7
monochromatic
#471A13 #772B20 #A73D2D #CD5644 #DA8275
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.27
#A73D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#A73D2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A73D2D
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A73D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A73D2D | 1.00 | 6.27 | 3.35 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A522B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74692A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8233A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a73d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 61, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.143 31.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c87767',
500: '#a73d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a73d2d; $custom-light: #c87767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a73d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 61,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.869,
"s": 57.547,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.506,
"c": 0.14304,
"h": 31.1
},
"luminance": 0.11742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A73D2D
secondary
#6EB7C1
accent
#CDE147
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140906
muted
#837B7A