#72251B#72251B

#72251B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.111 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72251B
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 27)
HSL	hsl(7, 62%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(7, 76%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 76.3%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.68, 33.31, 24.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.68, 41.49, 36.59°)
OKLab	oklab(38.07% 0.0956 0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(38.07% 0.111 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.7997, 4.9808, 1.5874)
Luminance	0.0498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72251B #1B6872

analogous

#721B3C #72251B #72511B

triadic

#72251B #1B7225 #251B72

tetradic

#72251B #3C721B #1B6872 #511B72

square

#72251B #3C721B #1B6872 #511B72

split-complementary

#72251B #1B7251 #1B3C72

monochromatic

#190806 #41150F #72251B #A33527 #D04938

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.52

#72251B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#72251B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72251B

10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72251B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72251B	1.00	10.52	2.00	10.52
#FFFFFF	10.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A3419

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4518

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E1123

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72251b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.111 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16458',
    500: '#72251b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72251b;
$custom-light: #a16458;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72251b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.897,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38065,
    "c": 0.11077,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72251B

secondary

#429BA7

accent

#D2E543

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #72251B

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

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