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#A72123

#a72123 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a72123 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 12.94% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.24% magenta, 79.04% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 359.1°, with 67% saturation and 39.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 1.54.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0942

Complementary

  1. #a72123
  2. #21a7a5

Split complementary

  1. #a72123
  2. #21a762
  3. #2166a7

Analogous

  1. #a72166
  2. #a72123
  3. #a76221

Triadic

  1. #a72123
  2. #23a721
  3. #2123a7

Tetradic

  1. #a72123
  2. #a7a521
  3. #21a7a5
  4. #2123a7

Square

  1. #a72123
  2. #66a721
  3. #21a7a5
  4. #6221a7

Monochromatic

  1. #270808
  2. #671416
  3. #a72123
  4. #d83c3e
  5. #e57c7e

Shades

#a72123 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a72123
  2. #961e20
  3. #861a1c
  4. #751719
  5. #641415
  6. #541112
  7. #430d0e
  8. #320a0b
  9. #210707
  10. #110304
  11. #000000

Tints

#a72123 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a72123
  2. #b03739
  3. #b94d4f
  4. #c16465
  5. #ca7a7b
  6. #d39091
  7. #dca6a7
  8. #e5bcbd
  9. #edd3d3
  10. #f6e9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a72123 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a72123
  2. #a32b2c
  3. #9f3436
  4. #9b3e3f
  5. #974748
  6. #945152
  7. #905a5b
  8. #8c6464
  9. #886d6d
  10. #847777
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4747 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4421 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c611d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b80024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3922 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #884f20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b20023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a72123 {
  color: #a72123;
}
Background
.bg-a72123 {
  background-color: #a72123;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a72123 {
  border: 2px solid #a72123;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a72123;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 33 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 67% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a72123 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a72123, #a76221);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a72123 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 33 35 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 1.54 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 1.54 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.43 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.10 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.96 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.02 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.23 #58dedc Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Brown
#a72123  rgb(167, 33, 35)  hsl(359, 67%, 39%)  Brown
#21a7a5  rgb(33, 167, 165)  hsl(179, 67%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#23a721  rgb(35, 167, 33)  hsl(119, 67%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#2123a7  rgb(33, 35, 167)  hsl(239, 67%, 39%)  Zaffre