#742E2B#742E2B

#742E2B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.100 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#742E2B
RGB	rgb(116, 46, 43)
HSL	hsl(2, 46%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(2, 63%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 62.9%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.01, 30.60, 17.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.01, 35.23, 29.73°)
OKLab	oklab(39.98% 0.0902 0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(39.98% 0.1 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.6163, 5.8425, 2.9590)
Luminance	0.0584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#742E2B #2B7174

analogous

#742B4C #742E2B #74522B

triadic

#742E2B #2B742E #2E2B74

tetradic

#742E2B #4C742B #2B7174 #522B74

square

#742E2B #4C742B #2B7174 #522B74

split-complementary

#742E2B #2B7452 #2B4C74

monochromatic

#1B0B0A #471C1A #742E2B #A1403C #C15D58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#742E2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#742E2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #742E2B

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##742E2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##742E2B	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)

#3F3B2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514A29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F212E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #742e2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 46, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.100 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a16a64',
    500: '#742e2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #742e2b;
$custom-light: #a16a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#742e2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.466,
    "s": 45.912,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39975,
    "c": 0.09959,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#742E2B

secondary

#55A2A6

accent

#D0D652

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

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