#72291C#72291C

#72291C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.106 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72291C
RGB	rgb(114, 41, 28)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64%, 75.4%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.43, 31.40, 24.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.43, 40.11, 38.48°)
OKLab	oklab(38.64% 0.0899 0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(38.64% 0.106 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.9428, 5.2482, 1.6931)
Luminance	0.0525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72291C #1C6572

analogous

#721C3A #72291C #72541C

triadic

#72291C #1C7229 #291C72

tetradic

#72291C #3A721C #1C6572 #541C72

square

#72291C #3A721C #1C6572 #541C72

split-complementary

#72291C #1C7254 #1C3A72

monochromatic

#190906 #411710 #72291C #A33B28 #CF503A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.25

#72291C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#72291C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72291C

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72291C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72291C	1.00	10.25	2.05	10.25
#FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D371A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F471A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E1826

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72291c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 41, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.106 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16658',
    500: '#72291c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72291c;
$custom-light: #a16658;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72291c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.07,
    "s": 60.563,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38635,
    "c": 0.10623,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72291C

secondary

#4397A6

accent

#CCE444

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #72291C

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

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