#74242B#74242B

#74242B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.112 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74242B
RGB	rgb(116, 36, 43)
HSL	hsl(355, 53%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(355, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 62.9%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.16, 35.53, 15.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.16, 38.60, 22.99°)
OKLab	oklab(38.58% 0.1058 0.0367)
OKLCH	oklch(38.58% 0.112 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.2702, 5.1503, 2.8436)
Luminance	0.0515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74242B #24746D

analogous

#742453 #74242B #744524

triadic

#74242B #2B7424 #242B74

tetradic

#74242B #537424 #24746D #452474

square

#74242B #537424 #24746D #452474

split-complementary

#74242B #247445 #245374

monochromatic

#170709 #45161A #74242B #A3323C #C74B56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.35

#74242B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#74242B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74242B

10.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74242B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74242B	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)

#38362B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1327

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74242b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 36, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.112 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16464',
    500: '#74242b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74242b;
$custom-light: #a16464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74242b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.75,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38583,
    "c": 0.11197,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74242B

secondary

#4DA79F

accent

#DCCF4C

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #74242B

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →