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#A73816 Color

#A73816 is rgb(167, 56, 22) in RGB, hsl(14, 77%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 66%, 87%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chinese Red (#AA381E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A73816
HEX#A73816
RGBrgb(167, 56, 22)
HSLhsl(14, 77%, 37%)
HSVhsv(14, 87%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 66%, 87%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.153 36.5)
LABlab(40.38% 45.30 44.68)
LCHlch(40.38% 63.63 44.60)

What #A73816 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A73816, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#A73816 Channel Values

How #A73816 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 167 · G 56 · B 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 77% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 87% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 66% · Y 87% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.52:1 vs white · 3.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A73816 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A73816

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A73816; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A73816

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #A73816 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A73816
Protanopia#585813
Protanomaly#7F4D14
Deuteranopia#6D6D00
Deuteranomaly#885D07
Tritanopia#A83535
Tritanomaly#A7362B
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #A73816 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a73816: #A73816;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A73816;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a73816': '#A73816' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.220, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_a73816">#A73816</color>
SVG fillfill="#A73816"

More Red Colors

#A73816 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A73816 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A73816?

#A73816 is a dark red — rgb(167, 56, 22) in RGB and hsl(14, 77%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chinese Red (#AA381E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.32.

What is the RGB value of #A73816?

#A73816 is rgb(167, 56, 22) — red 167, green 56, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A73816?

#A73816 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 66%, 87%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A73816 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A73816 scores 6.52:1 against white and 3.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A73816 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A73816 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 12.57, which is visibly different.

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