#742E24#742E24

#742E24 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.101 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E24
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 36)
HSL	hsl(8, 53%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(8, 69%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 69%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.89, 30.09, 21.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.89, 37.15, 35.91°)
OKLab	oklab(39.84% 0.0872 0.0511)
OKLCH	oklch(39.84% 0.101 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.4987, 5.7955, 2.3398)
Luminance	0.0579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E24 #246A74

analogous

#742442 #742E24 #745624

triadic

#742E24 #24742E #2E2474

tetradic

#742E24 #427424 #246A74 #562474

square

#742E24 #427424 #246A74 #562474

split-complementary

#742E24 #247456 #244274

monochromatic

#170907 #451B16 #742E24 #A34132 #C75B4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#742E24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#742E24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E24

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E24	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)

#403B23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524A22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F202C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.101 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a1695f',
    500: '#742e24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e24;
$custom-light: #a1695f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39844,
    "c": 0.10109,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E24

secondary

#4D9CA7

accent

#CADC4C

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100604

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E24

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

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