#72142B#72142B
#72142B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.5% C 0.127 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #72142B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 20, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 70%, 26%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 82%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.5%, 62.3%, 55.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.49, 41.12, 11.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.49, 42.69, 15.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.53% 0.124 0.0283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.53% 0.127 12.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.6264, 4.2533, 2.7044) |
| Luminance | 0.0425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 2.45
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 3.51
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 3.55
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 4.45
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 5.07
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#72142B #14725B
analogous
#72145A #72142B #722C14
triadic
#72142B #2B7214 #142B72
tetradic
#72142B #5A7214 #14725B #2C1472
square
#72142B #5A7214 #14725B #2C1472
split-complementary
#72142B #14722C #145A72
monochromatic
#1A050A #3E0B17 #72142B #A61D3F #D92753
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.35
#72142B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.85
#72142B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #72142B
11.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##72142B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##72142B | 1.00 | 11.35 | 1.85 | 11.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F2E2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#474129
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7D001E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3A3A3A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #72142b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 20, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.5% 0.127 12.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a15c64',
500: '#72142b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #72142b; $custom-light: #a15c64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#72142b",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 20,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.319,
"s": 70.149,
"l": 26.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36527,
"c": 0.12717,
"h": 12.9
},
"luminance": 0.04252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#72142B
secondary
#39A88D
accent
#EDC13B
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9EA
border
#CEC5C6
text
#100405
muted
#7F7979