#74272D#74272D

#74272D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.108 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74272D
RGB	rgb(116, 39, 45)
HSL	hsl(355, 50%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(355, 66%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 61.2%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.72, 34.28, 14.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.72, 37.22, 22.91°)
OKLab	oklab(39.02% 0.1022 0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(39.02% 0.108 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4024, 5.3546, 3.0732)
Luminance	0.0535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74272D #27746E

analogous

#742753 #74272D #744827

triadic

#74272D #2D7427 #272D74

tetradic

#74272D #537427 #27746E #482774

square

#74272D #537427 #27746E #482774

split-complementary

#74272D #277448 #275374

monochromatic

#180809 #46181B #74272D #A2363F #C4515A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.14

#74272D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#74272D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74272D

10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74272D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74272D	1.00	10.14	2.07	10.14
#FFFFFF	10.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A372D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E472B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F182A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74272d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 39, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.108 19.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74272d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.325,
    "s": 49.677,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39018,
    "c": 0.10818,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74272D

secondary

#50A6A0

accent

#D9CE4F

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #74272D

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

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