#74232C#74232C

#74232C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.113 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74232C
RGB	rgb(116, 35, 44)
HSL	hsl(353, 54%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(353, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.8%, 62.1%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.01, 36.06, 14.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.01, 38.76, 21.51°)
OKLab	oklab(38.48% 0.1077 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(38.48% 0.113 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.2589, 5.0980, 2.9315)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74232C #23746B

analogous

#742355 #74232C #744223

triadic

#74232C #2C7423 #232C74

tetradic

#74232C #557423 #23746B #422374

square

#74232C #557423 #23746B #422374

split-complementary

#74232C #237442 #235574

monochromatic

#180709 #45151A #74232C #A3313E #C84957

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.40

#74232C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#74232C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74232C

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74232C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74232C	1.00	10.40	2.02	10.40
#FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38352C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C462A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1127

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74232c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 35, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.113 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16365',
    500: '#74232c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74232c;
$custom-light: #a16365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74232c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 53.642,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3848,
    "c": 0.11315,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74232C

secondary

#4CA79D

accent

#DDCD4B

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #74232C

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

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