#742D16#742D16

#742D16 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.106 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742D16
RGB	rgb(116, 45, 22)
HSL	hsl(15, 68%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(15, 81%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 81%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.51, 29.86, 29.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.51, 42.14, 44.88°)
OKLab	oklab(39.5% 0.0837 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(39.5% 0.106 38)
XYZ	xyz(8.2865, 5.6488, 1.4129)
Luminance	0.0565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742D16 #165D74

analogous

#74162E #742D16 #745C16

triadic

#742D16 #16742D #2D1674

tetradic

#742D16 #2E7416 #165D74 #5C1674

square

#742D16 #2E7416 #165D74 #5C1674

split-complementary

#742D16 #16745C #162E74

monochromatic

#1A0A05 #41190C #742D16 #A74120 #D7572D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.86

#742D16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#742D16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742D16

9.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742D16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742D16	1.00	9.86	2.13	9.86
#FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413913

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524914

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#801C28

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742d16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 45, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.106 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26955',
    500: '#742d16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742d16;
$custom-light: #a26955;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742d16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.681,
    "s": 68.116,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39498,
    "c": 0.10612,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.05648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742D16

secondary

#3C8FAA

accent

#C0EB3D

background

#FAF6F4

surface

#F4EBE8

border

#CEC6C4

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #742D16

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

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