#74231C#74231C

#74231C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.115 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74231C
RGB	rgb(116, 35, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 61%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(5, 76%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 75.9%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.74, 35.05, 24.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.74, 42.63, 34.71°)
OKLab	oklab(38.18% 0.101 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(38.18% 0.115 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0140, 5.0001, 1.6415)
Luminance	0.0500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74231C #1C6D74

analogous

#741C41 #74231C #744F1C

triadic

#74231C #1C7423 #231C74

tetradic

#74231C #41741C #1C6D74 #4F1C74

square

#74231C #41741C #1C6D74 #4F1C74

split-complementary

#74231C #1C744F #1C4174

monochromatic

#190706 #431410 #74231C #A53228 #D0473B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.50

#74231C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#74231C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74231C

10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74231C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74231C	1.00	10.50	2.00	10.50
#FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A341B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4619

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#800C22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74231c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 35, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.115 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36358',
    500: '#74231c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74231c;
$custom-light: #a36358;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74231c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.773,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38183,
    "c": 0.11504,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74231C

secondary

#43A0A8

accent

#D7E444

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100503

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #74231C

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

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