#742121#742121

#742121 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.116 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742121
RGB	rgb(116, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 56%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 71.6%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.48, 36.21, 20.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.48, 41.75, 29.86°)
OKLab	oklab(38.02% 0.1058 0.0484)
OKLCH	oklch(38.02% 0.116 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0217, 4.9117, 1.9642)
Luminance	0.0491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742121 #217474

analogous

#74214B #742121 #744B21

triadic

#742121 #217421 #212174

tetradic

#742121 #4B7421 #217474 #4B2174

square

#742121 #4B7421 #217474 #4B2174

split-complementary

#742121 #21744B #214B74

monochromatic

#180707 #441313 #742121 #A42F2F #CA4545

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.59

#742121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#742121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742121

10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742121	1.00	10.59	1.98	10.59
#FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#383320

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D451E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#800922

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.116 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2625c',
    500: '#742121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742121;
$custom-light: #a2625c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.705,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38018,
    "c": 0.11635,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742121

secondary

#49A7A7

accent

#DFDF49

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100504

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742121

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

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