#a72e48

Color #a72e48

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 16.85 Nearest Tailwind class rose-800 #a50036 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a72e48

RGB

rgb(167, 46, 72)

HSL

hsl(347.1, 56.8%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.1, 72.5%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 56.9%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(38.97, 50.65, 13.78)

LCH

lch(38.97, 52.49, 15.22)

OKLCH

oklch(49.4%, 0.1567, 12.68)

HWB

hwb(347.1, 18%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2ea78d

Analogous

#a72e85

#a72e48

#a7512e

Triadic

#a72e48

#48a72e

#2e48a7

Split-complementary

#a72e48

#2ea751

#2e85a7

Tetradic

#a72e48

#a78d2e

#2ea78d

#2e48a7

Square

#a72e48

#85a72e

#2ea78d

#512ea7

Shades

Color #a72e48 mixed toward black.

#8b263c

#6f1f30

#541724

#380f18

#1c080c

Tints

Color #a72e48 mixed toward white.

#ca3d5b

#d4647c

#df8b9d

#eab1be

#f4d8de

Tones

Color #a72e48 mixed toward gray.

#9d384e

#934254

#894c59

#7f565f

#756065

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848343 · ΔE 46.1

Deuteranopia

#899041 · ΔE 52.1

Tritanopia

#a33e3d · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a72e48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a72e48]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a72e48 (#a72e48) is rgb(167, 46, 72) in RGB.

No, #a72e48 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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