#72241B#72241B

#72241B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.112 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72241B
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 27)
HSL	hsl(6, 62%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(6, 76%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 76.3%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.50, 33.79, 24.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.50, 41.75, 35.98°)
OKLab	oklab(37.93% 0.0971 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(37.93% 0.112 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.7690, 4.9194, 1.5772)
Luminance	0.0492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72241B #1B6972

analogous

#721B3D #72241B #724F1B

triadic

#72241B #1B7224 #241B72

tetradic

#72241B #3D721B #1B6972 #4F1B72

square

#72241B #3D721B #1B6972 #4F1B72

split-complementary

#72241B #1B724F #1B3D72

monochromatic

#190806 #41140F #72241B #A33427 #D04738

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#72241B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#72241B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72241B

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

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

#3A341A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4518

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E0F22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72241b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.112 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16358',
    500: '#72241b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72241b;
$custom-light: #a16358;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72241b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.207,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37933,
    "c": 0.11184,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72241B

secondary

#429CA7

accent

#D4E543

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100503

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #72241B

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

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