#74281B#74281B

#74281B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.110 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74281B
RGB	rgb(116, 40, 27)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 76.7%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.60, 32.63, 25.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.60, 41.64, 38.40°)
OKLab	oklab(38.83% 0.0933 0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(38.83% 0.11 32)
XYZ	xyz(8.1599, 5.3109, 1.6321)
Luminance	0.0531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74281B #1B6774

analogous

#741B3A #74281B #74541B

triadic

#74281B #1B7428 #281B74

tetradic

#74281B #3A741B #1B6774 #541B74

square

#74281B #3A741B #1B6774 #541B74

split-complementary

#74281B #1B7454 #1B3A74

monochromatic

#190906 #42170F #74281B #A63927 #D14F39

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.18

#74281B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#74281B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74281B

10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74281B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74281B	1.00	10.18	2.06	10.18
#FFFFFF	10.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D3719

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504719

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#801525

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74281b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 40, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.110 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26658',
    500: '#74281b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74281b;
$custom-light: #a26658;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74281b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.764,
    "s": 62.238,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38831,
    "c": 0.10995,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.0531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74281B

secondary

#429AA9

accent

#CEE542

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #74281B

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

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