#72251D#72251D

#72251D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.110 H 29.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72251D
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 29)
HSL	hsl(6, 59%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(6, 75%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 74.6%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.71, 33.42, 23.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.71, 40.86, 35.13°)
OKLab	oklab(38.1% 0.0964 0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(38.1% 0.11 29.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.8236, 4.9904, 1.7134)
Luminance	0.0499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72251D #1D6A72

analogous

#721D3F #72251D #724F1D

triadic

#72251D #1D7225 #251D72

tetradic

#72251D #3F721D #1D6A72 #4F1D72

square

#72251D #3F721D #1D6A72 #4F1D72

split-complementary

#72251D #1D724F #1D3F72

monochromatic

#180806 #411511 #72251D #A33529 #CD4A3C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.51

#72251D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#72251D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72251D

10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72251D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72251D	1.00	10.51	2.00	10.51
#FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A351C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D451B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E1224

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72251d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.110 29.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16459',
    500: '#72251d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72251d;
$custom-light: #a16459;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72251d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.647,
    "s": 59.441,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38095,
    "c": 0.11035,
    "h": 29.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72251D

secondary

#459DA6

accent

#D4E345

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #72251D

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

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