#74242D#74242D

#74242D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.112 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74242D
RGB	rgb(116, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(353, 53%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(353, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 61.2%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.20, 35.69, 13.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.20, 38.26, 21.14°)
OKLab	oklab(38.63% 0.1067 0.0339)
OKLCH	oklch(38.63% 0.112 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.3078, 5.1653, 3.0417)
Luminance	0.0516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74242D #24746B

analogous

#742455 #74242D #744324

triadic

#74242D #2D7424 #242D74

tetradic

#74242D #557424 #24746B #432474

square

#74242D #557424 #24746B #432474

split-complementary

#74242D #247443 #245574

monochromatic

#170709 #45161B #74242D #A3323F #C74B59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.33

#74242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#74242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74242D

10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74242D	1.00	10.33	2.03	10.33
#FFFFFF	10.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38362D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D462B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1328

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.112 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16465',
    500: '#74242d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74242d;
$custom-light: #a16465;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.25,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38628,
    "c": 0.11192,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74242D

secondary

#4DA79D

accent

#DCCC4C

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #74242D

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

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