#742222#742222

#742222 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.115 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742222
RGB	rgb(116, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 70.7%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.66, 35.83, 20.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.66, 41.21, 29.61°)
OKLab	oklab(38.16% 0.1048 0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(38.16% 0.115 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0641, 4.9737, 2.0485)
Luminance	0.0497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742222 #227474

analogous

#74224B #742222 #744B22

triadic

#742222 #227422 #222274

tetradic

#742222 #4B7422 #227474 #4B2274

square

#742222 #4B7422 #227474 #4B2274

split-complementary

#742222 #22744B #224B74

monochromatic

#180707 #451414 #742222 #A33030 #C94747

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.53

#742222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.99

#742222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742222

10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742222	1.00	10.53	1.99	10.53
#FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#383421

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#800C23

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.115 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2635d',
    500: '#742222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742222;
$custom-light: #a2635d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38156,
    "c": 0.11513,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742222

secondary

#4BA7A7

accent

#DEDE4A

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100504

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742222

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

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