#742E23#742E23

#742E23 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.101 H 31.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E23
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 35)
HSL	hsl(8, 54%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(8, 70%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 69.8%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.87, 30.03, 22.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.87, 37.46, 36.73°)
OKLab	oklab(39.83% 0.0868 0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(39.83% 0.101 31)
XYZ	xyz(8.4836, 5.7894, 2.2605)
Luminance	0.0579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E23 #236974

analogous

#742341 #742E23 #745723

triadic

#742E23 #23742E #2E2374

tetradic

#742E23 #417423 #236974 #572374

square

#742E23 #417423 #236974 #572374

split-complementary

#742E23 #237457 #234174

monochromatic

#180907 #451B15 #742E23 #A34131 #C85A49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#742E23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#742E23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E23

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E23	1.00	9.73	2.16	9.73
#FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403B22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524A21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80202C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.101 31.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1695e',
    500: '#742e23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e23;
$custom-light: #a1695e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.148,
    "s": 53.642,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39828,
    "c": 0.10135,
    "h": 31
  },
  "luminance": 0.05788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E23

secondary

#4C9BA7

accent

#C9DD4B

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100604

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E23

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

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