#72241C#72241C

#72241C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.112 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72241C
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 28)
HSL	hsl(6, 61%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(6, 75%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 75.4%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.52, 33.84, 23.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.52, 41.44, 35.26°)
OKLab	oklab(37.95% 0.0975 0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(37.95% 0.112 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7807, 4.9241, 1.6391)
Luminance	0.0492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72241C #1C6A72

analogous

#721C3F #72241C #724F1C

triadic

#72241C #1C7224 #241C72

tetradic

#72241C #3F721C #1C6A72 #4F1C72

square

#72241C #3F721C #1C6A72 #4F1C72

split-complementary

#72241C #1C724F #1C3F72

monochromatic

#190806 #411410 #72241C #A33428 #CF483A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.58

#72241C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#72241C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72241C

10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72241C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72241C	1.00	10.58	1.98	10.58
#FFFFFF	10.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A341B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4519

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E0F23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72241c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.112 29.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72241c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.581,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37948,
    "c": 0.11163,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72241C

secondary

#439DA6

accent

#D5E444

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100503

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #72241C

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

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