#742E2A#742E2A

#742E2A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.100 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E2A
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 42)
HSL	hsl(3, 47%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(3, 64%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 63.8%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.99, 30.52, 18.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.99, 35.48, 30.67°)
OKLab	oklab(39.96% 0.0898 0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(39.96% 0.1 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.5981, 5.8352, 2.8636)
Luminance	0.0583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E2A #2A7074

analogous

#742A4B #742E2A #74532A

triadic

#742E2A #2A742E #2E2A74

tetradic

#742E2A #4B742A #2A7074 #532A74

square

#742E2A #4B742A #2A7074 #532A74

split-complementary

#742E2A #2A7453 #2A4B74

monochromatic

#1A0A09 #471C1A #742E2A #A1403A #C25C56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#742E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#742E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E2A

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E2A	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514A28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F212D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.100 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16963',
    500: '#742e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e2a;
$custom-light: #a16963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.243,
    "s": 46.835,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39955,
    "c": 0.09977,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E2A

secondary

#54A1A6

accent

#CFD651

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #742E2A

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

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