#72251C#72251C

#72251C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.111 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72251C
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 28)
HSL	hsl(6, 61%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(6, 75%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 75.4%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.69, 33.36, 24.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.69, 41.17, 35.87°)
OKLab	oklab(38.08% 0.096 0.0548)
OKLCH	oklch(38.08% 0.111 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.8114, 4.9855, 1.6494)
Luminance	0.0498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72251C #1C6972

analogous

#721C3E #72251C #72501C

triadic

#72251C #1C7225 #251C72

tetradic

#72251C #3E721C #1C6972 #501C72

square

#72251C #3E721C #1C6972 #501C72

split-complementary

#72251C #1C7250 #1C3E72

monochromatic

#190806 #411510 #72251C #A33528 #CF493A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.52

#72251C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#72251C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72251C

10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72251C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72251C	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)

#3A341B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D451A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E1123

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72251c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.111 29.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72251c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.279,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3808,
    "c": 0.11055,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72251C

secondary

#439CA6

accent

#D3E444

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #72251C

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

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