#72251F#72251F

#72251F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.110 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72251F
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 31)
HSL	hsl(4, 57%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(4, 73%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 72.8%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.74, 33.53, 22.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.74, 40.26, 33.61°)
OKLab	oklab(38.13% 0.0972 0.0514)
OKLCH	oklch(38.13% 0.11 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.8491, 5.0006, 1.8480)
Luminance	0.0500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72251F #1F6C72

analogous

#721F42 #72251F #724E1F

triadic

#72251F #1F7225 #251F72

tetradic

#72251F #42721F #1F6C72 #4E1F72

square

#72251F #42721F #1F6C72 #4E1F72

split-complementary

#72251F #1F724E #1F4272

monochromatic

#180807 #421512 #72251F #A2352C #CB4A40

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.50

#72251F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#72251F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72251F

10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72251F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72251F	1.00	10.50	2.00	10.50
#FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A351E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D451D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E1224

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72251f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.110 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1645b',
    500: '#72251f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72251f;
$custom-light: #a1645b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72251f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.337,
    "s": 57.241,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38126,
    "c": 0.10994,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72251F

secondary

#479FA6

accent

#D5E047

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100604

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #72251F

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

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