#A73F28#A73F28
#A73F28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.142 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A73F28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 63, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 61%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.3%, 76%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.10, 41.54, 35.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.10, 54.80, 40.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.8% 0.1179 0.0796) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.8% 0.142 34) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0988, 11.9262, 3.3560) |
| Luminance | 0.1192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 2.63
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 2.91
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.42
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.49
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.72
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A73F28 #2890A7
analogous
#A72850 #A73F28 #A77E28
triadic
#A73F28 #28A73F #3F28A7
tetradic
#A73F28 #50A728 #2890A7 #7E28A7
square
#A73F28 #50A728 #2890A7 #7E28A7
split-complementary
#A73F28 #28A77E #2850A7
monochromatic
#441A10 #762C1C #A73F28 #D0573C #DC816D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.20
#A73F28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#A73F28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A73F28
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A73F28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A73F28 | 1.00 | 6.20 | 3.38 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5325
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766925
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8263A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a73f28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 63, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.142 34.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97863',
500: '#a73f28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a73f28; $custom-light: #c97863; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a73f28",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 63,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.866,
"s": 61.353,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50801,
"c": 0.14221,
"h": 34
},
"luminance": 0.11924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A73F28
secondary
#68B2C3
accent
#C7E443
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FAEEEA
border
#D3C9C6
text
#150905
muted
#837B79