#74231A#74231A

#74231A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.115 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74231A
RGB	rgb(116, 35, 26)
HSL	hsl(6, 63%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(6, 78%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 77.6%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.71, 34.95, 25.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.71, 43.25, 36.10°)
OKLab	oklab(38.16% 0.1003 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(38.16% 0.115 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.9908, 4.9908, 1.5196)
Luminance	0.0499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74231A #1A6B74

analogous

#741A3E #74231A #74501A

triadic

#74231A #1A7423 #231A74

tetradic

#74231A #3E741A #1A6B74 #501A74

square

#74231A #3E741A #1A6B74 #501A74

split-complementary

#74231A #1A7450 #1A3E74

monochromatic

#190806 #42140F #74231A #A63225 #D24636

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.51

#74231A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#74231A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74231A

10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74231A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74231A	1.00	10.51	2.00	10.51
#FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A3418

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4617

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#800B21

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74231a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 35, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.115 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36357',
    500: '#74231a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74231a;
$custom-light: #a36357;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74231a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38155,
    "c": 0.11543,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74231A

secondary

#419EA9

accent

#D6E641

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100503

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #74231A

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

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