#a72e22

Color #a72e22

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 5.8 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a72e22

RGB

rgb(167, 46, 34)

HSL

hsl(5.4, 66.2%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.4, 79.6%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 79.6%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(38.35, 48.55, 36.17)

LCH

lch(38.35, 60.54, 36.69)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.1593, 29.64)

HWB

hwb(5.4, 13.3%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#229ba7

Analogous

#a72258

#a72e22

#a77022

Triadic

#a72e22

#22a72e

#2e22a7

Split-complementary

#a72e22

#22a770

#2258a7

Tetradic

#a72e22

#9ba722

#229ba7

#2e22a7

Square

#a72e22

#58a722

#229ba7

#7022a7

Shades

Color #a72e22 mixed toward black.

#8b261c

#6f1f17

#531711

#380f0b

#1c0806

Tints

Color #a72e22 mixed toward white.

#d23a2b

#dc6054

#e5887f

#eeb0a9

#f6d7d4

Tones

Color #a72e22 mixed toward gray.

#9c372d

#914038

#864943

#7b524e

#705b59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848325 · ΔE 43.2

Deuteranopia

#899026 · ΔE 48

Tritanopia

#a32828 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 26

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a72e22;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a72e22]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a72e22 (#a72e22) is rgb(167, 46, 34) in RGB.

No, #a72e22 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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