#74272C#74272C

#74272C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.108 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74272C
RGB	rgb(116, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 50%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 62.1%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.70, 34.20, 15.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.70, 37.39, 23.85°)
OKLab	oklab(39% 0.1018 0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(39% 0.108 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.3834, 5.3470, 2.9730)
Luminance	0.0535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74272C #27746F

analogous

#742752 #74272C #744827

triadic

#74272C #2C7427 #272C74

tetradic

#74272C #527427 #27746F #482774

square

#74272C #527427 #27746F #482774

split-complementary

#74272C #277448 #275274

monochromatic

#180809 #46181B #74272C #A2363D #C45158

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.15

#74272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#74272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74272C

10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74272C	1.00	10.15	2.07	10.15
#FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A372C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E472A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1829

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.108 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16565',
    500: '#74272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74272c;
$custom-light: #a16565;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.104,
    "s": 49.677,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38996,
    "c": 0.10823,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74272C

secondary

#50A6A1

accent

#D9D04F

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #74272C

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

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