#72252E#72252E

#72252E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.108 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72252E
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(353, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(353, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 59.6%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.01, 34.58, 12.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.01, 36.88, 20.34°)
OKLab	oklab(38.42% 0.1036 0.0317)
OKLCH	oklch(38.42% 0.108 17)
XYZ	xyz(8.0949, 5.0989, 3.1422)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72252E #257269

analogous

#722555 #72252E #724325

triadic

#72252E #2E7225 #252E72

tetradic

#72252E #557225 #257269 #432572

square

#72252E #557225 #257269 #432572

split-complementary

#72252E #257243 #255572

monochromatic

#170709 #44161B #72252E #A03441 #C54C5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.40

#72252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#72252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72252E

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72252E	1.00	10.40	2.02	10.40
#FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38362E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C462C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1629

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.108 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6466',
    500: '#72252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72252e;
$custom-light: #9f6466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.987,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38424,
    "c": 0.1083,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.05098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72252E

secondary

#4EA59B

accent

#DACA4D

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0606

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72252E

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

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