#742517#742517

#742517 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.114 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742517
RGB	rgb(116, 37, 23)
HSL	hsl(9, 67%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(9, 80%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 80.2%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.02, 33.89, 27.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.02, 43.72, 39.18°)
OKLab	oklab(38.37% 0.0963 0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(38.37% 0.114 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.0196, 5.0992, 1.3724)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742517 #176674

analogous

#741738 #742517 #745317

triadic

#742517 #177425 #251774

tetradic

#742517 #387417 #176674 #531774

square

#742517 #387417 #176674 #531774

split-complementary

#742517 #177453 #173874

monochromatic

#1A0805 #41150D #742517 #A73521 #D64930

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.40

#742517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#742517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742517

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742517	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)

#3B3515

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4614

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#800F22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 37, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.114 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36455',
    500: '#742517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742517;
$custom-light: #a36455;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.032,
    "s": 66.906,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38374,
    "c": 0.114,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742517

secondary

#3D99A9

accent

#D0EA3E

background

#FAF6F4

surface

#F4EBE8

border

#CEC6C4

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #742517

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

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