Palettes / Colors / #A73121

#A73121 — Red

#A73121 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

#A73121 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2197A6; it also sits naturally between #A62154 and #A67321. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 19% · Blue 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 80% · Key 35%

Previews

CSS code for #A73121

.text { color: #A73121; }
.background { background-color: #A73121; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A73121; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 49, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(7, 67%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A73121; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 49, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A73121; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 49, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A73121">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A73121">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A73121

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Tones of #A73121

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2197A6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A73121: #FFFFFF.

How #A73121 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #A73121

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A73121?

#A73121 is Red, a red color (RGB 167, 49, 33). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A73121?

#A73121 is RGB 167, 49, 33 — HSL 7°, 67%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 80%, 35%.

What colors go with #A73121?

Its complement is #2197A6; analogous partners are #A62154 and #A67321. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A73121 for text?

White text on #A73121 has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.10:1.