#72252A#72252A

#72252A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.108 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72252A
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(356, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 63.2%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.93, 34.26, 15.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.93, 37.55, 24.16°)
OKLab	oklab(38.33% 0.1018 0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(38.33% 0.108 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.0197, 5.0688, 2.7461)
Luminance	0.0507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72252A #25726D

analogous

#722551 #72252A #724725

triadic

#72252A #2A7225 #252A72

tetradic

#72252A #517225 #25726D #472572

square

#72252A #517225 #25726D #472572

split-complementary

#72252A #257247 #255172

monochromatic

#170709 #441619 #72252A #A0343B #C54C54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.43

#72252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#72252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72252A

10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72252A	1.00	10.43	2.01	10.43
#FFFFFF	10.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39352A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1527

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.108 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06463',
    500: '#72252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72252a;
$custom-light: #a06463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.104,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38333,
    "c": 0.10844,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72252A

secondary

#4EA59F

accent

#DAD14D

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #72252A

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

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