#742E22#742E22

#742E22 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.102 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E22
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 34)
HSL	hsl(9, 55%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(9, 71%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 70.7%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.86, 29.96, 23.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.86, 37.78, 37.52°)
OKLab	oklab(39.81% 0.0864 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(39.81% 0.102 31.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4690, 5.7836, 2.1834)
Luminance	0.0578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E22 #226874

analogous

#74223F #742E22 #745722

triadic

#742E22 #22742E #2E2274

tetradic

#742E22 #3F7422 #226874 #572274

square

#742E22 #3F7422 #226874 #572274

split-complementary

#742E22 #227457 #223F74

monochromatic

#180907 #451B14 #742E22 #A34130 #C95A47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.74

#742E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#742E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E22

9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E22	1.00	9.74	2.16	9.74
#FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413B21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524A20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80202B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.102 31.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1695d',
    500: '#742e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e22;
$custom-light: #a1695d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.78,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39811,
    "c": 0.10161,
    "h": 31.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E22

secondary

#4B9AA7

accent

#C8DE4A

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100604

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E22

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →