#72242D#72242D

#72242D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.110 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72242D
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(353, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(353, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 60.5%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.82, 34.96, 13.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.82, 37.38, 20.72°)
OKLab	oklab(38.27% 0.1046 0.0326)
OKLCH	oklch(38.27% 0.11 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.0447, 5.0297, 3.0293)
Luminance	0.0503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72242D #247269

analogous

#722454 #72242D #724224

triadic

#72242D #2D7224 #242D72

tetradic

#72242D #547224 #247269 #422472

square

#72242D #547224 #247269 #422472

split-complementary

#72242D #247242 #245472

monochromatic

#170709 #43151B #72242D #A1333F #C64A59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.47

#72242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#72242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72242D

10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72242D	1.00	10.47	2.01	10.47
#FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37352D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B452B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1428

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.110 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06465',
    500: '#72242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72242d;
$custom-light: #a06465;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.077,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38271,
    "c": 0.10957,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72242D

secondary

#4DA59B

accent

#DBCB4C

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72242D

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

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