#72222B#72222B

#72222B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.112 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72222B
RGB	rgb(114, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(353, 54%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(353, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 62.3%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.44, 35.72, 14.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.44, 38.39, 21.48°)
OKLab	oklab(37.97% 0.1067 0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(37.97% 0.112 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.9483, 4.8970, 2.8117)
Luminance	0.0490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72222B #227269

analogous

#722253 #72222B #724122

triadic

#72222B #2B7222 #222B72

tetradic

#72222B #537222 #227269 #412272

square

#72222B #537222 #227269 #412272

split-complementary

#72222B #227241 #225372

monochromatic

#180709 #431419 #72222B #A1303D #C84655

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.61

#72222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#72222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72222B

10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72222B	1.00	10.61	1.98	10.61
#FFFFFF	10.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36342B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.112 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06264',
    500: '#72222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72222b;
$custom-light: #a06264;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.25,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37973,
    "c": 0.11206,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72222B

secondary

#4BA59B

accent

#DDCD4A

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100505

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #72222B

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

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