#72272C#72272C

#72272C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.106 H 19.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72272C
RGB	rgb(114, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 49%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 61.4%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.33, 33.45, 14.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.33, 36.49, 23.52°)
OKLab	oklab(38.65% 0.0997 0.0356)
OKLCH	oklch(38.65% 0.106 19.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.1203, 5.2114, 2.9607)
Luminance	0.0521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72272C #27726D

analogous

#722752 #72272C #724727

triadic

#72272C #2C7227 #272C72

tetradic

#72272C #527227 #27726D #472772

square

#72272C #527227 #27726D #472772

split-complementary

#72272C #277247 #275272

monochromatic

#170809 #44171A #72272C #A0373E #C35058

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.28

#72272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#72272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72272C

10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72272C	1.00	10.28	2.04	10.28
#FFFFFF	10.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A372C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D462A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D1829

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.106 19.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f6565',
    500: '#72272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72272c;
$custom-light: #9f6565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 49.02,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38646,
    "c": 0.10582,
    "h": 19.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72272C

secondary

#50A49F

accent

#D9CF4F

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72272C

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

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