#72252B#72252B

#72252B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.108 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72252B
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(355, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(355, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 62.3%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.95, 34.34, 14.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.95, 37.36, 23.22°)
OKLab	oklab(38.35% 0.1023 0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(38.35% 0.108 19.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0378, 5.0760, 2.8415)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72252B #25726C

analogous

#722551 #72252B #724625

triadic

#72252B #2B7225 #252B72

tetradic

#72252B #517225 #25726C #462572

square

#72252B #517225 #25726C #462572

split-complementary

#72252B #257246 #255172

monochromatic

#170709 #44161A #72252B #A0343C #C54C56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#72252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#72252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72252B

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72252B	1.00	10.42	2.02	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38352B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1528

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.108 19.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06464',
    500: '#72252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72252b;
$custom-light: #a06464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.325,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38355,
    "c": 0.10839,
    "h": 19.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72252B

secondary

#4EA59E

accent

#DACF4D

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #72252B

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

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