#A8372F#A8372F
#A8372F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.150 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8372F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 55, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 72%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 72%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.02, 45.81, 30.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.02, 55.08, 33.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.05% 0.1325 0.0699) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.05% 0.15 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0297, 11.2650, 3.9138) |
| Luminance | 0.1126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.67
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.38
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.67
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 3.84
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.24
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8372F #2FA0A8
analogous
#A82F64 #A8372F #A8742F
triadic
#A8372F #2FA837 #372FA8
tetradic
#A8372F #64A82F #2FA0A8 #742FA8
square
#A8372F #64A82F #2FA0A8 #742FA8
split-complementary
#A8372F #2FA874 #2F64A8
monochromatic
#481814 #782722 #A8372F #CC5148 #D97F78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.46
#A8372F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.25
#A8372F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8372F
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8372F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8372F | 1.00 | 6.46 | 3.25 | 6.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564F2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73672B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B91836
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8372f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 55, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.150 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c97468',
500: '#a8372f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8372f; $custom-light: #c97468; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8372f",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 55,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.967,
"s": 56.279,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50053,
"c": 0.1498,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.11262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8372F
secondary
#71BCC1
accent
#D6E048
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A