#742B2E#742B2E

#742B2E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.103 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742B2E
RGB	rgb(116, 43, 46)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.9%, 60.3%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.48, 32.39, 14.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.48, 35.62, 24.61°)
OKLab	oklab(39.6% 0.0964 0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(39.6% 0.103 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.5602, 5.6391, 3.2219)
Luminance	0.0564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742B2E #2B7471

analogous

#742B52 #742B2E #744C2B

triadic

#742B2E #2E742B #2B2E74

tetradic

#742B2E #52742B #2B7471 #4C2B74

square

#742B2E #52742B #2B7471 #4C2B74

split-complementary

#742B2E #2B744C #2B5274

monochromatic

#1B0A0B #471A1C #742B2E #A13C40 #C1585D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.87

#742B2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#742B2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742B2E

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742B2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742B2E	1.00	9.87	2.13	9.87
#FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D3A2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F492C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F1E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742b2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 43, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.103 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16866',
    500: '#742b2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742b2e;
$custom-light: #a16866;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742b2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.534,
    "s": 45.912,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39596,
    "c": 0.10302,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742B2E

secondary

#55A6A2

accent

#D6D052

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100606

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #742B2E

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