#A9727D#A9727D
#A9727D is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.071 H 6.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9727D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 114, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 24%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 33%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 26%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.98, 23.29, 2.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.98, 23.46, 6.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.22% 0.0705 0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.22% 0.071 6.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0817, 21.9519, 22.2614) |
| Luminance | 0.2195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 1.96
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 5.58
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.80
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 6.66
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 7.36
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9727D #72A99E
analogous
#A97298 #A9727D #A98272
triadic
#A9727D #7DA972 #727DA9
tetradic
#A9727D #98A972 #72A99E #8272A9
square
#A9727D #98A972 #72A99E #8272A9
split-complementary
#A9727D #72A982 #7298A9
monochromatic
#643D45 #8A545F #A9727D #C098A0 #D7BEC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#A9727D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.39
#A9727D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A9727D
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9727D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9727D | 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)
#7A7B7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87857C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B36E76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9727d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 114, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.071 6.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c49ba2',
500: '#a9727d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9727d; $custom-light: #c49ba2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9727d",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 114,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348,
"s": 24.229,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6122,
"c": 0.07089,
"h": 6.2
},
"luminance": 0.2195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9727D
secondary
#B0C7C2
accent
#C1AF67
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F8F2F2
border
#D1CCCC
text
#130E0F
muted
#827E7E