#72202C#72202C

#72202C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.114 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72202C
RGB	rgb(114, 32, 44)
HSL	hsl(351, 56%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(351, 72%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 61.4%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.14, 36.68, 12.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.14, 38.91, 19.49°)
OKLab	oklab(37.76% 0.1099 0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(37.76% 0.114 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.9113, 4.7934, 2.8910)
Luminance	0.0479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72202C #207266

analogous

#722055 #72202C #723D20

triadic

#72202C #2C7220 #202C72

tetradic

#72202C #557220 #207266 #3D2072

square

#72202C #557220 #207266 #3D2072

split-complementary

#72202C #20723D #205572

monochromatic

#180709 #42131A #72202C #A22D3E #CA4256

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.72

#72202C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#72202C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72202C

10.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72202C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72202C	1.00	10.72	1.96	10.72
#FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#35332C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A442A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D0D25

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72202c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 32, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.114 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06164',
    500: '#72202c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72202c;
$custom-light: #a06164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72202c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.22,
    "s": 56.164,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37755,
    "c": 0.11446,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72202C

secondary

#48A698

accent

#DFC948

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100505

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72202C

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

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