#72232E#72232E

#72232E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.111 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72232E
RGB	rgb(114, 35, 46)
HSL	hsl(352, 53%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(352, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.3%, 59.6%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.67, 35.51, 12.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.67, 37.60, 19.19°)
OKLab	oklab(38.17% 0.1065 0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(38.17% 0.111 16)
XYZ	xyz(8.0343, 4.9778, 3.1220)
Luminance	0.0498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72232E #237267

analogous

#722356 #72232E #724023

triadic

#72232E #2E7223 #232E72

tetradic

#72232E #567223 #237267 #402372

square

#72232E #567223 #237267 #402372

split-complementary

#72232E #237240 #235672

monochromatic

#170709 #43151B #72232E #A13141 #C7485A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.52

#72232E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#72232E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72232E

10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72232E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72232E	1.00	10.52	2.00	10.52
#FFFFFF	10.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37352E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B452C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1327

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72232e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 35, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.111 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06366',
    500: '#72232e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72232e;
$custom-light: #a06366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72232e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.646,
    "s": 53.02,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38168,
    "c": 0.11083,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.04977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72232E

secondary

#4CA599

accent

#DCC84B

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0506

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72232E

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

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