#742E1E#742E1E

#742E1E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.103 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E1E
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 30)
HSL	hsl(11, 59%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(11, 74%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 74.1%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.80, 29.73, 25.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.80, 39.10, 40.51°)
OKLab	oklab(39.75% 0.0849 0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(39.75% 0.103 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.4146, 5.7618, 1.8971)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E1E #1E6474

analogous

#741E39 #742E1E #74591E

triadic

#742E1E #1E742E #2E1E74

tetradic

#742E1E #39741E #1E6474 #591E74

square

#742E1E #39741E #1E6474 #591E74

split-complementary

#742E1E #1E7459 #1E3974

monochromatic

#180A06 #431B11 #742E1E #A5412B #CD5A3F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#742E1E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#742E1E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E1E

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E1E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E1E	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413A1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524A1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#801F2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e1e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.103 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a2695a',
    500: '#742e1e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e1e;
$custom-light: #a2695a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e1e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.163,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39751,
    "c": 0.10274,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E1E

secondary

#4696A8

accent

#C5E246

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100604

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E1E

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