#72242F#72242F

#72242F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.110 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72242F
RGB	rgb(114, 36, 47)
HSL	hsl(352, 52%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(352, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 58.8%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.86, 35.13, 11.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.86, 37.10, 18.78°)
OKLab	oklab(38.32% 0.1055 0.0297)
OKLCH	oklch(38.32% 0.11 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0841, 5.0455, 3.2369)
Luminance	0.0504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72242F #247267

analogous

#722456 #72242F #724024

triadic

#72242F #2F7224 #242F72

tetradic

#72242F #567224 #247267 #402472

square

#72242F #567224 #247267 #402472

split-complementary

#72242F #247240 #245672

monochromatic

#17070A #43151C #72242F #A13342 #C64A5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.45

#72242F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#72242F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72242F

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72242F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72242F	1.00	10.45	2.01	10.45
#FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37352F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B452D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1528

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72242f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 36, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.110 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6467',
    500: '#72242f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72242f;
$custom-light: #9f6467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72242f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.538,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38319,
    "c": 0.10959,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72242F

secondary

#4DA598

accent

#DBC74C

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0606

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72242F

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

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