#742E18#742E18

#742E18 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.105 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E18
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 24)
HSL	hsl(14, 66%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(14, 79%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 79.3%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.73, 29.42, 28.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.73, 41.20, 44.43°)
OKLab	oklab(39.67% 0.0827 0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(39.67% 0.105 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.3452, 5.7341, 1.5313)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E18 #185E74

analogous

#741830 #742E18 #745C18

triadic

#742E18 #18742E #2E1874

tetradic

#742E18 #307418 #185E74 #5C1874

square

#742E18 #307418 #185E74 #5C1874

split-complementary

#742E18 #18745C #183074

monochromatic

#190A05 #411A0E #742E18 #A74222 #D55932

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.78

#742E18 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#742E18 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E18

9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E18	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E18	1.00	9.78	2.15	9.78
#FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413A15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#534A16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#801E29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e18;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.105 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26956',
    500: '#742e18',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e18;
$custom-light: #a26956;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e18",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.348,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39673,
    "c": 0.10453,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E18

secondary

#3F90A9

accent

#C0E93F

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E18

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

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