#72242A#72242A

#72242A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.110 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72242A
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(355, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(355, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 63.2%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.76, 34.73, 15.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.76, 37.89, 23.55°)
OKLab	oklab(38.2% 0.1033 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(38.2% 0.11 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.9890, 5.0074, 2.7359)
Luminance	0.0501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72242A #24726C

analogous

#722451 #72242A #724524

triadic

#72242A #2A7224 #242A72

tetradic

#72242A #517224 #24726C #452472

square

#72242A #517224 #24726C #452472

split-complementary

#72242A #247245 #245172

monochromatic

#170709 #431519 #72242A #A1333B #C64A54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.49

#72242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#72242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72242A

10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72242A	1.00	10.49	2.00	10.49
#FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38352A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1327

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.110 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06463',
    500: '#72242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72242a;
$custom-light: #a06463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.385,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38203,
    "c": 0.10967,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72242A

secondary

#4DA59E

accent

#DBD04C

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #72242A

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

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