#72242E#72242E

#72242E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.110 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72242E
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(352, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(352, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 59.6%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.84, 35.05, 12.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.84, 37.24, 19.75°)
OKLab	oklab(38.3% 0.1051 0.0311)
OKLCH	oklch(38.3% 0.11 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.0642, 5.0375, 3.1319)
Luminance	0.0504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72242E #247268

analogous

#722455 #72242E #724124

triadic

#72242E #2E7224 #242E72

tetradic

#72242E #557224 #247268 #412472

square

#72242E #557224 #247268 #412472

split-complementary

#72242E #247241 #245572

monochromatic

#170709 #43151B #72242E #A13341 #C64A5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.46

#72242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#72242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72242E

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72242E	1.00	10.46	2.01	10.46
#FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37352E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B452C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1528

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.110 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6466',
    500: '#72242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72242e;
$custom-light: #9f6466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.308,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38295,
    "c": 0.10957,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72242E

secondary

#4DA59A

accent

#DBC94C

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0606

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72242E

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

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