#742E17#742E17

#742E17 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.105 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E17
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 23)
HSL	hsl(15, 67%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(15, 80%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 80.2%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.72, 29.38, 29.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.72, 41.56, 45.02°)
OKLab	oklab(39.66% 0.0824 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(39.66% 0.105 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3350, 5.7300, 1.4775)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E17 #175D74

analogous

#74172E #742E17 #745D17

triadic

#742E17 #17742E #2E1774

tetradic

#742E17 #2E7417 #175D74 #5D1774

square

#742E17 #2E7417 #175D74 #5D1774

split-complementary

#742E17 #17745D #172E74

monochromatic

#1A0A05 #411A0D #742E17 #A74221 #D65930

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#742E17 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#742E17 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E17

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E17	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E17	1.00	9.79	2.15	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413A14

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534A15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#801E29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e17;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.105 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26955',
    500: '#742e17',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e17;
$custom-light: #a26955;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e17",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.839,
    "s": 66.906,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39662,
    "c": 0.10482,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E17

secondary

#3D8FA9

accent

#BFEA3E

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E17

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

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