#72272D#72272D

#72272D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.106 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72272D
RGB	rgb(114, 39, 45)
HSL	hsl(355, 49%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(355, 66%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 60.5%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.35, 33.53, 13.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.35, 36.31, 22.56°)
OKLab	oklab(38.67% 0.1001 0.0342)
OKLCH	oklch(38.67% 0.106 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.1393, 5.2190, 3.0609)
Luminance	0.0522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72272D #27726C

analogous

#722753 #72272D #724627

triadic

#72272D #2D7227 #272D72

tetradic

#72272D #537227 #27726C #462772

square

#72272D #537227 #27726C #462772

split-complementary

#72272D #277246 #275372

monochromatic

#170809 #44171B #72272D #A0373F #C35059

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.28

#72272D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#72272D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72272D

10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72272D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72272D	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)

#39372D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D462B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D192A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72272d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 39, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.106 18.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72272d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.2,
    "s": 49.02,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38668,
    "c": 0.10577,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72272D

secondary

#50A49E

accent

#D9CE4F

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#0F0605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72272D

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

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