#742E26#742E26

#742E26 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.101 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E26
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 38)
HSL	hsl(6, 51%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(6, 67%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 67.2%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.92, 30.23, 20.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.92, 36.56, 34.23°)
OKLab	oklab(39.88% 0.0881 0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(39.88% 0.101 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.5301, 5.8080, 2.5052)
Luminance	0.0581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E26 #266C74

analogous

#742645 #742E26 #745526

triadic

#742E26 #26742E #2E2674

tetradic

#742E26 #457426 #266C74 #552674

square

#742E26 #457426 #266C74 #552674

split-complementary

#742E26 #267455 #264574

monochromatic

#180908 #461C17 #742E26 #A24035 #C55B4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#742E26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#742E26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E26

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E26	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403B25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514A24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F202C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.101 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16960',
    500: '#742e26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e26;
$custom-light: #a16960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.154,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39879,
    "c": 0.1006,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E26

secondary

#4F9EA6

accent

#CCDA4E

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E26

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

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