#74242F#74242F

#74242F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.112 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74242F
RGB	rgb(116, 36, 47)
HSL	hsl(352, 53%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(352, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 59.5%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.24, 35.85, 12.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.24, 37.97, 19.26°)
OKLab	oklab(38.67% 0.1075 0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(38.67% 0.112 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3472, 5.1811, 3.2493)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74242F #247469

analogous

#742457 #74242F #744124

triadic

#74242F #2F7424 #242F74

tetradic

#74242F #577424 #247469 #412474

square

#74242F #577424 #247469 #412474

split-complementary

#74242F #247441 #245774

monochromatic

#170709 #45161C #74242F #A33242 #C74B5C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.31

#74242F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#74242F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74242F

10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74242F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74242F	1.00	10.31	2.04	10.31
#FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38362F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C472D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1428

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74242f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 36, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.112 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16467',
    500: '#74242f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74242f;
$custom-light: #a16467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74242f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.75,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38675,
    "c": 0.11192,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74242F

secondary

#4DA79A

accent

#DCC84C

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100606

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #74242F

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

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