#A9727F#A9727F
#A9727F is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.071 H 3.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9727F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 114, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 24%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 33%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 24.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.03, 23.59, 1.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.03, 23.66, 4.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.28% 0.0712 0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.28% 0.071 3.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2108, 22.0035, 22.9411) |
| Luminance | 0.2200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 1.49
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 5.90
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 6.20
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 6.75
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 7.50
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9727F #72A99C
analogous
#A9729A #A9727F #A98072
triadic
#A9727F #7FA972 #727FA9
tetradic
#A9727F #9AA972 #72A99C #8072A9
square
#A9727F #9AA972 #72A99C #8072A9
split-complementary
#A9727F #72A980 #729AA9
monochromatic
#643D46 #8A5461 #A9727F #C098A2 #D7BEC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#A9727F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.40
#A9727F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A9727F
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9727F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9727F | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7B7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87857E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B26E76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9727f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 114, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.071 3.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c49ba4',
500: '#a9727f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9727f; $custom-light: #c49ba4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9727f",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 114,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.818,
"s": 24.229,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6128,
"c": 0.07142,
"h": 3.9
},
"luminance": 0.22002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9727F
secondary
#B0C7C1
accent
#C1AC67
background
#FCF9FA
surface
#F8F2F4
border
#D1CCCE
text
#130E0F
muted
#827E7F