#74251B#74251B

#74251B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.113 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74251B
RGB	rgb(116, 37, 27)
HSL	hsl(7, 62%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(7, 77%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.1%, 76.7%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.06, 34.07, 25.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.06, 42.42, 36.55°)
OKLab	oklab(38.43% 0.0978 0.0569)
OKLCH	oklch(38.43% 0.113 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.0627, 5.1164, 1.5997)
Luminance	0.0512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74251B #1B6A74

analogous

#741B3D #74251B #74521B

triadic

#74251B #1B7425 #251B74

tetradic

#74251B #3D741B #1B6A74 #521B74

square

#74251B #3D741B #1B6A74 #521B74

split-complementary

#74251B #1B7452 #1B3D74

monochromatic

#190806 #42150F #74251B #A63527 #D14A39

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.38

#74251B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#74251B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74251B

10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74251B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74251B	1.00	10.38	2.02	10.38
#FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B3519

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4618

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#801023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74251b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 37, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.113 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a36458',
    500: '#74251b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74251b;
$custom-light: #a36458;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74251b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.742,
    "s": 62.238,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38426,
    "c": 0.11313,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74251B

secondary

#429DA9

accent

#D3E542

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #74251B

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

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