#72222E#72222E

#72222E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.112 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72222E
RGB	rgb(114, 34, 46)
HSL	hsl(351, 54%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(351, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 59.6%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.50, 35.96, 12.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.50, 37.95, 18.65°)
OKLab	oklab(38.04% 0.108 0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(38.04% 0.112 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0053, 4.9198, 3.1123)
Luminance	0.0492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72222E #227266

analogous

#722256 #72222E #723E22

triadic

#72222E #2E7222 #222E72

tetradic

#72222E #567222 #227266 #3E2272

square

#72222E #567222 #227266 #3E2272

split-complementary

#72222E #22723E #225672

monochromatic

#18070A #43141B #72222E #A13041 #C8465A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#72222E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#72222E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72222E

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72222E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72222E	1.00	10.59	1.98	10.59
#FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36342E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A452C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1127

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72222e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 34, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.112 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06366',
    500: '#72222e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72222e;
$custom-light: #a06366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72222e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38044,
    "c": 0.11207,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72222E

secondary

#4BA598

accent

#DDC74A

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0505

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72222E

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

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