#72252F#72252F

#72252F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.108 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72252F
RGB	rgb(114, 37, 47)
HSL	hsl(352, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(352, 68%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 58.8%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.04, 34.66, 12.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.04, 36.74, 19.36°)
OKLab	oklab(38.45% 0.104 0.0302)
OKLCH	oklch(38.45% 0.108 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.1148, 5.1068, 3.2472)
Luminance	0.0511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72252F #257268

analogous

#722556 #72252F #724225

triadic

#72252F #2F7225 #252F72

tetradic

#72252F #567225 #257268 #422572

square

#72252F #567225 #257268 #422572

split-complementary

#72252F #257242 #255672

monochromatic

#17070A #44161C #72252F #A03442 #C54C5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.39

#72252F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#72252F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72252F

10.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72252F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72252F	1.00	10.39	2.02	10.39
#FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38362F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B462D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1629

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72252f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 37, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.108 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6467',
    500: '#72252f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72252f;
$custom-light: #9f6467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72252f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.208,
    "s": 50.993,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38448,
    "c": 0.1083,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72252F

secondary

#4EA599

accent

#DAC84D

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0606

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72252F

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

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