#72212D#72212D

#72212D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.113 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72212D
RGB	rgb(114, 33, 45)
HSL	hsl(351, 55%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(351, 71%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 60.5%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.32, 36.32, 12.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.32, 38.43, 19.07°)
OKLab	oklab(37.9% 0.109 0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(37.9% 0.113 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.9577, 4.8557, 3.0003)
Luminance	0.0486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72212D #217266

analogous

#722156 #72212D #723E21

triadic

#72212D #2D7221 #212D72

tetradic

#72212D #567221 #217266 #3E2172

square

#72212D #567221 #217266 #3E2172

split-complementary

#72212D #21723E #215672

monochromatic

#180709 #43131A #72212D #A12F40 #C94458

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.65

#72212D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#72212D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72212D

10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72212D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72212D	1.00	10.65	1.97	10.65
#FFFFFF	10.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36342D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A442B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D0F26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72212d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 33, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.113 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06265',
    500: '#72212d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72212d;
$custom-light: #a06265;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72212d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.111,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37898,
    "c": 0.11327,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72212D

secondary

#49A598

accent

#DEC849

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100505

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72212D

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

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