#742E1C#742E1C

#742E1C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.103 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E1C
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 28)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 75.9%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.78, 29.62, 26.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.78, 39.79, 41.89°)
OKLab	oklab(39.72% 0.0841 0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(39.72% 0.103 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.3899, 5.7519, 1.7668)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#742E1C #1C6274

analogous

#741C36 #742E1C #745A1C

triadic

#742E1C #1C742E #2E1C74

tetradic

#742E1C #36741C #1C6274 #5A1C74

square

#742E1C #36741C #1C6274 #5A1C74

split-complementary

#742E1C #1C745A #1C3674

monochromatic

#190A06 #431A10 #742E1C #A54228 #D0593B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.77

#742E1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#742E1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E1C

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E1C	1.00	9.77	2.15	9.77
#FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413A1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#801F2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.103 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a26959',
    500: '#742e1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e1c;
$custom-light: #a26959;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.273,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39723,
    "c": 0.10333,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E1C

secondary

#4394A8

accent

#C3E444

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100603

muted

#7F7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E1C

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

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