#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
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 2.96
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 4.56
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 4.95
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 5.60
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 5.77
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 5.93
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