#72201D#72201D

#72201D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.116 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72201D
RGB	rgb(114, 32, 29)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(2, 75%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 74.6%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.86, 35.70, 22.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.86, 42.22, 32.26°)
OKLab	oklab(37.46% 0.1036 0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(37.46% 0.116 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.6786, 4.7003, 1.6651)
Luminance	0.0470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72201D #1D6F72

analogous

#721D44 #72201D #724A1D

triadic

#72201D #1D7220 #201D72

tetradic

#72201D #44721D #1D6F72 #4A1D72

square

#72201D #44721D #1D6F72 #4A1D72

split-complementary

#72201D #1D724A #1D4472

monochromatic

#180706 #411211 #72201D #A32E29 #CD413C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.83

#72201D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#72201D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72201D

10.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72201D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72201D	1.00	10.83	1.94	10.83
#FFFFFF	10.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37321C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C441A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E0720

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72201d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 32, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.116 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16159',
    500: '#72201d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72201d;
$custom-light: #a16159;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72201d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.118,
    "s": 59.441,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37462,
    "c": 0.1157,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72201D

secondary

#45A3A6

accent

#DDE345

background

#FAF5F5

surface

#F4EAE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100503

muted

#7F7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #72201D

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

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