#742E28#742E28

#742E28 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.100 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E28
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 40)
HSL	hsl(5, 49%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(5, 66%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 65.5%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.96, 30.37, 19.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.96, 36.00, 32.49°)
OKLab	oklab(39.92% 0.0889 0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(39.92% 0.1 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.5632, 5.8213, 2.6798)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#742E28 #286E74

analogous

#742848 #742E28 #745428

triadic

#742E28 #28742E #2E2874

tetradic

#742E28 #487428 #286E74 #542874

square

#742E28 #487428 #286E74 #542874

split-complementary

#742E28 #287454 #284874

monochromatic

#190A09 #461C18 #742E28 #A24038 #C45C53

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#742E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#742E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E28

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E28	1.00	9.70	2.16	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514A26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F212D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.100 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16962',
    500: '#742e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e28;
$custom-light: #a16962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.737,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39916,
    "c": 0.10017,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E28

secondary

#529FA6

accent

#CDD850

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E28

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

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