#72241D#72241D

#72241D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.111 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72241D
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 29)
HSL	hsl(5, 59%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(5, 75%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 74.6%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.53, 33.89, 23.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.53, 41.13, 34.52°)
OKLab	oklab(37.96% 0.0979 0.0533)
OKLCH	oklch(37.96% 0.111 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.7929, 4.9290, 1.7032)
Luminance	0.0493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72241D #1D6B72

analogous

#721D40 #72241D #724E1D

triadic

#72241D #1D7224 #241D72

tetradic

#72241D #40721D #1D6B72 #4E1D72

square

#72241D #40721D #1D6B72 #4E1D72

split-complementary

#72241D #1D724E #1D4072

monochromatic

#180806 #411511 #72241D #A33329 #CD483C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.58

#72241D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#72241D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72241D

10.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72241D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72241D	1.00	10.58	1.99	10.58
#FFFFFF	10.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A341C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D451B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E1023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72241d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.111 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16359',
    500: '#72241d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72241d;
$custom-light: #a16359;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72241d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.941,
    "s": 59.441,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37963,
    "c": 0.11143,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72241D

secondary

#459EA6

accent

#D6E345

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100503

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #72241D

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

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