#74282E#74282E

#74282E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.107 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#74282E
RGB	rgb(116, 40, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 49%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(355, 66%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 60.3%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.92, 33.88, 14.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.92, 36.69, 22.59°)
OKLab	oklab(39.18% 0.1011 0.0346)
OKLCH	oklch(39.18% 0.107 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4552, 5.4289, 3.1869)
Luminance	0.0543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#74282E #28746E

analogous

#742854 #74282E #744828

triadic

#74282E #2E7428 #282E74

tetradic

#74282E #547428 #28746E #482874

square

#74282E #547428 #28746E #482874

split-complementary

#74282E #287448 #285474

monochromatic

#19090A #46181C #74282E #A23840 #C4535C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.07

#74282E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#74282E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #74282E

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##74282E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##74282E	1.00	10.07	2.09	10.07
#FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B382E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E482C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1A2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #74282e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 40, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.107 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16666',
    500: '#74282e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #74282e;
$custom-light: #a16666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#74282e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.263,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39176,
    "c": 0.10687,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#74282E

secondary

#52A69F

accent

#D8CD50

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100606

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #74282E

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

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