#72424D#72424D

#72424D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.068 H 5.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#72424D
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 77)
HSL	hsl(346, 27%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(346, 42%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 32.5%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, 22.28, 2.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 22.41, 6.03°)
OKLab	oklab(43.97% 0.0675 0.0064)
OKLCH	oklch(43.97% 0.068 5.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.2276, 8.0104, 8.0272)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#72424D #427267

analogous

#724265 #72424D #724F42

triadic

#72424D #4D7242 #424D72

tetradic

#72424D #657242 #427267 #4F4272

square

#72424D #657242 #427267 #4F4272

split-complementary

#72424D #42724F #426572

monochromatic

#241519 #4B2C33 #72424D #995867 #B37C88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#72424D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#72424D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #72424D

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##72424D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##72424D	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4B4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#55534C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A3E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #72424d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.068 5.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c777e',
    500: '#72424d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #72424d;
$custom-light: #9c777e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#72424d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.25,
    "s": 26.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4397,
    "c": 0.06783,
    "h": 5.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#72424D

secondary

#729E94

accent

#C3AD65

background

#F9F7F7

surface

#F2EDEE

border

#CCC8C9

text

#0E090A

muted

#7E7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #72424D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →