#A9727B#A9727B
#A9727B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.070 H 8.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9727B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 114, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 24%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 33%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 27.2%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.92, 23.00, 3.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.92, 23.33, 9.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.16% 0.0697 0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.16% 0.07 8.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9552, 21.9013, 21.5953) |
| Luminance | 0.2190 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 2.58
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 5.35
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.48
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 6.65
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 7.29
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9727B #72A9A0
analogous
#A97296 #A9727B #A98472
triadic
#A9727B #7BA972 #727BA9
tetradic
#A9727B #96A972 #72A9A0 #8472A9
square
#A9727B #96A972 #72A9A0 #8472A9
split-complementary
#A9727B #72A984 #7296A9
monochromatic
#643D43 #8A545D #A9727B #C0989F #D7BEC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#A9727B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#A9727B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A9727B
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9727B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9727B | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7B7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88857A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B36E75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9727b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 114, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.070 8.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c49ba1',
500: '#a9727b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9727b; $custom-light: #c49ba1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9727b",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 114,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.182,
"s": 24.229,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61161,
"c": 0.07047,
"h": 8.6
},
"luminance": 0.219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9727B
secondary
#B0C7C3
accent
#C1B267
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F8F2F2
border
#D1CCCC
text
#130E0E
muted
#827E7E