#74222E#74222E

#74222E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.114 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74222E
RGB	rgb(116, 34, 46)
HSL	hsl(351, 55%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(351, 71%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 60.3%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.89, 36.67, 12.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.89, 38.81, 19.13°)
OKLab	oklab(38.41% 0.11 0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(38.41% 0.114 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.2684, 5.0554, 3.1246)
Luminance	0.0505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74222E #227468

analogous

#742257 #74222E #743F22

triadic

#74222E #2E7422 #222E74

tetradic

#74222E #577422 #227468 #3F2274

square

#74222E #577422 #227468 #3F2274

split-complementary

#74222E #22743F #225774

monochromatic

#180709 #45141B #74222E #A33041 #C9475A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.44

#74222E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#74222E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74222E

10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74222E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74222E	1.00	10.44	2.01	10.44
#FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37352E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C462C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74222e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 34, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.114 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16366',
    500: '#74222e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74222e;
$custom-light: #a16366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74222e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.22,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38405,
    "c": 0.11437,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74222E

secondary

#4BA79A

accent

#DEC84A

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100506

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #74222E

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

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