#74272B#74272B

#74272B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.108 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74272B
RGB	rgb(116, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 50%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(357, 66%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 62.9%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.68, 34.12, 15.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.68, 37.58, 24.78°)
OKLab	oklab(38.97% 0.1013 0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(38.97% 0.108 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.3648, 5.3396, 2.8752)
Luminance	0.0534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74272B #277470

analogous

#742751 #74272B #744927

triadic

#74272B #2B7427 #272B74

tetradic

#74272B #517427 #277470 #492774

square

#74272B #517427 #277470 #492774

split-complementary

#74272B #277449 #275174

monochromatic

#180809 #46181A #74272B #A2363C #C45157

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.16

#74272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#74272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74272B

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74272B	1.00	10.16	2.07	10.16
#FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A372B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1729

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.108 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16564',
    500: '#74272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74272b;
$custom-light: #a16564;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.883,
    "s": 49.677,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38974,
    "c": 0.10831,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74272B

secondary

#50A6A2

accent

#D9D24F

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #74272B

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

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