#721516#721516

#721516 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.127 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#721516
RGB	rgb(114, 21, 22)
HSL	hsl(359, 69%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(359, 82%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.6%, 80.7%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.23, 39.63, 25.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.23, 46.93, 32.40°)
OKLab	oklab(36.22% 0.1143 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(36.22% 0.127 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.3533, 4.1728, 1.1772)
Luminance	0.0417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#721516 #157271

analogous

#721545 #721516 #724315

triadic

#721516 #167215 #151672

tetradic

#721516 #457215 #157271 #431572

square

#721516 #457215 #157271 #431572

split-complementary

#721516 #157243 #154572

monochromatic

#1A0505 #3E0B0C #721516 #A61F20 #D82A2C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.45

#721516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.83

#721516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #721516

11.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##721516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##721516	1.00	11.45	1.83	11.45
#FFFFFF	11.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#322D15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494112

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E0017

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #721516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 21, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.127 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a25c53',
    500: '#721516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #721516;
$custom-light: #a25c53;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#721516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.355,
    "s": 68.889,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36217,
    "c": 0.12707,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#721516

secondary

#3BA8A7

accent

#ECEA3C

background

#FAF5F4

surface

#F4E9E7

border

#CEC5C3

text

#100402

muted

#7F7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #721516

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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