#A73E26#A73E26
#A73E26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.144 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A73E26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 62, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 63%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 77%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 77.2%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.90, 41.92, 36.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.90, 55.67, 41.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.65% 0.1187 0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.65% 0.144 34.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0108, 11.8032, 3.1632) |
| Luminance | 0.1180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.56
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.84
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.05
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.11
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.72
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A73E26 #268FA7
analogous
#A7264E #A73E26 #A77F26
triadic
#A73E26 #26A73E #3E26A7
tetradic
#A73E26 #4EA726 #268FA7 #7F26A7
square
#A73E26 #4EA726 #268FA7 #7F26A7
split-complementary
#A73E26 #26A77F #264EA7
monochromatic
#43190F #752B1B #A73E26 #D25538 #DD806A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.25
#A73E26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.36
#A73E26 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A73E26
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A73E26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A73E26 | 1.00 | 6.25 | 3.36 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5223
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756922
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B82439
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a73e26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 62, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.144 34.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97862',
500: '#a73e26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a73e26; $custom-light: #c97862; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a73e26",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 62,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.163,
"s": 62.927,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50646,
"c": 0.14365,
"h": 34.3
},
"luminance": 0.11801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A73E26
secondary
#65B2C3
accent
#C7E642
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEDEA
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B79