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#A72830

#a72830 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a72830 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 15.69% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.05% magenta, 71.26% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 356.22°, with 61.35% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0995

Complementary

  1. #a72830
  2. #28a79f

Split complementary

  1. #a72830
  2. #28a760
  3. #2870a7

Analogous

  1. #a72870
  2. #a72830
  3. #a76028

Triadic

  1. #a72830
  2. #30a728
  3. #2830a7

Tetradic

  1. #a72830
  2. #a79f28
  3. #28a79f
  4. #2830a7

Square

  1. #a72830
  2. #70a728
  3. #28a79f
  4. #6028a7

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0a0d
  2. #69191e
  3. #a72830
  4. #d34851
  5. #e2868c

Shades

#a72830 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a72830
  2. #96242b
  3. #862026
  4. #751c22
  5. #64181d
  6. #541418
  7. #431013
  8. #320c0e
  9. #21080a
  10. #110405
  11. #000000

Tints

#a72830 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a72830
  2. #b03e45
  3. #b95359
  4. #c1696e
  5. #ca7e83
  6. #d39498
  7. #dca9ac
  8. #e5bfc1
  9. #edd4d6
  10. #f6eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a72830 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a72830
  2. #a33138
  3. #9f3a40
  4. #9b4248
  5. #974b50
  6. #945458
  7. #905d60
  8. #8c6668
  9. #886e70
  10. #847778
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #804a4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d472f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d632c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b3d2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88512e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b10f2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a72830 {
  color: #a72830;
}
Background
.bg-a72830 {
  background-color: #a72830;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a72830 {
  border: 2px solid #a72830;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a72830;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 40 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 61% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a72830 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a72830, #a76028);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a72830 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 40 48 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 2.14 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 2.14 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.51 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.60 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.67 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.78 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.23 #58d7cf Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Brown
#a72830  rgb(167, 40, 48)  hsl(356, 61%, 41%)  Brown
#28a79f  rgb(40, 167, 159)  hsl(176, 61%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#30a728  rgb(48, 167, 40)  hsl(116, 61%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#2830a7  rgb(40, 48, 167)  hsl(236, 61%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue