#74242A#74242A

#74242A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.112 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74242A
RGB	rgb(116, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 53%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(356, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 63.8%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.14, 35.46, 15.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.14, 38.78, 23.90°)
OKLab	oklab(38.56% 0.1054 0.0381)
OKLCH	oklch(38.56% 0.112 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.2521, 5.1431, 2.7482)
Luminance	0.0514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74242A #24746E

analogous

#742452 #74242A #744624

triadic

#74242A #2A7424 #242A74

tetradic

#74242A #527424 #24746E #462474

square

#74242A #527424 #24746E #462474

split-complementary

#74242A #247446 #245274

monochromatic

#170708 #451619 #74242A #A3323B #C74B54

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.35

#74242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#74242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74242A

10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74242A	1.00	10.35	2.03	10.35
#FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39352A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1227

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.112 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16463',
    500: '#74242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74242a;
$custom-light: #a16463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.5,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38561,
    "c": 0.11203,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74242A

secondary

#4DA7A0

accent

#DCD14C

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #74242A

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

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