#72252D#72252D

#72252D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.108 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72252D
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(354, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(354, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 60.5%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.99, 34.50, 13.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.99, 37.03, 21.31°)
OKLab	oklab(38.4% 0.1031 0.0331)
OKLCH	oklch(38.4% 0.108 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.0754, 5.0911, 3.0396)
Luminance	0.0509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72252D #25726A

analogous

#722554 #72252D #724425

triadic

#72252D #2D7225 #252D72

tetradic

#72252D #547225 #25726A #442572

square

#72252D #547225 #25726A #442572

split-complementary

#72252D #257244 #255472

monochromatic

#170709 #44161B #72252D #A0343F #C54C59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#72252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#72252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72252D

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72252D	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38362D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C462B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1628

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.108 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a06465',
    500: '#72252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72252d;
$custom-light: #a06465;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.766,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38401,
    "c": 0.10831,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72252D

secondary

#4EA59C

accent

#DACC4D

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72252D

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

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