#72241A#72241A

#72241A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.112 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72241A
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 26)
HSL	hsl(7, 63%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(7, 77%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 77.2%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.49, 33.74, 25.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.49, 42.07, 36.68°)
OKLab	oklab(37.92% 0.0967 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(37.92% 0.112 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.7576, 4.9149, 1.5173)
Luminance	0.0491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72241A #1A6872

analogous

#721A3C #72241A #72501A

triadic

#72241A #1A7224 #241A72

tetradic

#72241A #3C721A #1A6872 #501A72

square

#72241A #3C721A #1A6872 #501A72

split-complementary

#72241A #1A7250 #1A3C72

monochromatic

#190806 #40140F #72241A #A43425 #D14735

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#72241A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#72241A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72241A

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72241A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72241A	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)

#3A3418

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4517

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E0F22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72241a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.112 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16357',
    500: '#72241a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72241a;
$custom-light: #a16357;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72241a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.818,
    "s": 62.857,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37919,
    "c": 0.11204,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04914
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72241A

secondary

#419BA7

accent

#D3E642

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100503

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #72241A

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

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