#742E27#742E27

#742E27 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.100 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E27
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 39)
HSL	hsl(5, 50%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(5, 66%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 66.4%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.94, 30.30, 19.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.94, 36.28, 33.37°)
OKLab	oklab(39.9% 0.0885 0.0474)
OKLCH	oklch(39.9% 0.1 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5465, 5.8146, 2.5913)
Luminance	0.0581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#742E27 #276D74

analogous

#742746 #742E27 #745527

triadic

#742E27 #27742E #2E2774

tetradic

#742E27 #467427 #276D74 #552774

square

#742E27 #467427 #276D74 #552774

split-complementary

#742E27 #277455 #274674

monochromatic

#180A08 #461C18 #742E27 #A24036 #C45B51

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.71

#742E27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#742E27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E27

9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E27	1.00	9.71	2.16	9.71
#FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514A25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F202D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.100 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16961',
    500: '#742e27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e27;
$custom-light: #a16961;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 49.677,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39897,
    "c": 0.10038,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E27

secondary

#509FA6

accent

#CDD94F

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBE9

border

#CEC6C5

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E27

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

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