#72402C#72402C

#72402C is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.077 H 42.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72402C
RGB	rgb(114, 64, 44)
HSL	hsl(17, 44%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(17, 61%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 61.4%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.76, 19.63, 21.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.76, 29.13, 47.63°)
OKLab	oklab(42.77% 0.0567 0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(42.77% 0.077 42.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.2281, 7.4270, 3.3299)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72402C #2C5E72

analogous

#722C3B #72402C #72632C

triadic

#72402C #2C7240 #402C72

tetradic

#72402C #3B722C #2C5E72 #632C72

square

#72402C #3B722C #2C5E72 #632C72

split-complementary

#72402C #2C7263 #2C3B72

monochromatic

#1A0E0A #46271B #72402C #9E593D #BF7659

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#72402C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#72402C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72402C

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72402C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72402C	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D462A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59512B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C373B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72402c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 64, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.077 42.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e7565',
    500: '#72402c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72402c;
$custom-light: #9e7565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72402c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.143,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4277,
    "c": 0.07659,
    "h": 42.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72402C

secondary

#568DA4

accent

#AFD454

background

#FAF7F6

surface

#F3EDEB

border

#CDC8C6

text

#0F0805

muted

#7F7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #72402C

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

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