#A73E1B#A73E1B
#A73E1B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.146 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A73E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 62, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 72%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 84%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 83.8%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.80, 41.54, 42.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.80, 59.18, 45.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.54% 0.1155 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.54% 0.146 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8588, 11.7424, 2.3628) |
| Luminance | 0.1174 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 2.86
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.03
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 3.53
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.13
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.27
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A73E1B #1B84A7
analogous
#A71B3E #A73E1B #A7841B
triadic
#A73E1B #1BA73E #3E1BA7
tetradic
#A73E1B #3EA71B #1B84A7 #841BA7
square
#A73E1B #3EA71B #1B84A7 #841BA7
split-complementary
#A73E1B #1BA784 #1B3EA7
monochromatic
#3E170A #722A12 #A73E1B #DC5224 #E47B58
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.27
#A73E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#A73E1B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A73E1B
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A73E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A73E1B | 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)
#5C5115
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766916
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B82237
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a73e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 62, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.146 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9785b',
500: '#a73e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a73e1b; $custom-light: #c9785b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a73e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 62,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 72.165,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50541,
"c": 0.14617,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.1174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A73E1B
secondary
#56ABC8
accent
#C1EF39
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDE9
border
#D3C8C5
text
#150904
muted
#837B79