#72222A#72222A

#72222A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.112 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72222A
RGB	rgb(114, 34, 42)
HSL	hsl(354, 54%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(354, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 63.2%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.42, 35.65, 14.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.42, 38.56, 22.41°)
OKLab	oklab(37.95% 0.1062 0.0358)
OKLCH	oklch(37.95% 0.112 18.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.9301, 4.8897, 2.7163)
Luminance	0.0489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72222A #22726A

analogous

#722252 #72222A #724222

triadic

#72222A #2A7222 #222A72

tetradic

#72222A #527222 #22726A #422272

square

#72222A #527222 #22726A #422272

split-complementary

#72222A #227242 #225272

monochromatic

#180709 #431419 #72222A #A1303B #C84653

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.62

#72222A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#72222A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72222A

10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72222A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72222A	1.00	10.62	1.98	10.62
#FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37342A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72222a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 34, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.112 18.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06263',
    500: '#72222a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72222a;
$custom-light: #a06263;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72222a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37951,
    "c": 0.11208,
    "h": 18.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72222A

secondary

#4BA59C

accent

#DDCF4A

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100505

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #72222A

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

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