#A9727C#A9727C
#A9727C is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.071 H 7.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9727C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 114, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 24%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 33%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 26.6%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.95, 23.15, 3.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.95, 23.39, 8.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.19% 0.0701 0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.19% 0.071 7.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0182, 21.9265, 21.9267) |
| Luminance | 0.2193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 2.26
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 5.45
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.63
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 6.64
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 7.31
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9727C #72A99F
analogous
#A97297 #A9727C #A98372
triadic
#A9727C #7CA972 #727CA9
tetradic
#A9727C #97A972 #72A99F #8372A9
square
#A9727C #97A972 #72A99F #8372A9
split-complementary
#A9727C #72A983 #7297A9
monochromatic
#643D44 #8A545E #A9727C #C0989F #D7BEC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#A9727C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#A9727C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A9727C
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9727C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9727C | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.39 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7B7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88857B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B36E75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9727c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 114, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.071 7.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c49ba1',
500: '#a9727c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9727c; $custom-light: #c49ba1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9727c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 114,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.091,
"s": 24.229,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6119,
"c": 0.07067,
"h": 7.4
},
"luminance": 0.21925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9727C
secondary
#B0C7C3
accent
#C1B067
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F8F2F2
border
#D1CCCC
text
#130E0F
muted
#827E7E