#72231B#72231B

#72231B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.113 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72231B
RGB	rgb(114, 35, 27)
HSL	hsl(6, 62%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(6, 76%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.3%, 76.3%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.33, 34.25, 24.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.33, 42.02, 35.39°)
OKLab	oklab(37.8% 0.0986 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(37.8% 0.113 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.7391, 4.8597, 1.5672)
Luminance	0.0486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72231B #1B6A72

analogous

#721B3F #72231B #724E1B

triadic

#72231B #1B7223 #231B72

tetradic

#72231B #3F721B #1B6A72 #4E1B72

square

#72231B #3F721B #1B6A72 #4E1B72

split-complementary

#72231B #1B724E #1B3F72

monochromatic

#190806 #41140F #72231B #A33227 #D04638

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.65

#72231B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#72231B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72231B

10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72231B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72231B	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)

#39331A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4518

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E0D22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72231b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 35, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.113 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16357',
    500: '#72231b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72231b;
$custom-light: #a16357;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72231b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.517,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37804,
    "c": 0.1129,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72231B

secondary

#429DA7

accent

#D6E543

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100503

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #72231B

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

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