#78231C#78231C

#78231C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.120 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78231C
RGB	rgb(120, 35, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 62%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(5, 77%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 76.7%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.52, 36.52, 25.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.52, 44.47, 34.79°)
OKLab	oklab(38.92% 0.1051 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(38.92% 0.12 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.5573, 5.2802, 1.6670)
Luminance	0.0528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78231C #1C7178

analogous

#781C43 #78231C #78511C

triadic

#78231C #1C7823 #231C78

tetradic

#78231C #43781C #1C7178 #511C78

square

#78231C #43781C #1C7178 #511C78

split-complementary

#78231C #1C7851 #1C4378

monochromatic

#190706 #461510 #78231C #AA3128 #D2483D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.22

#78231C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.06

#78231C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78231C

10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78231C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78231C	1.00	10.22	2.06	10.22
#FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B351B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504819

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#840922

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78231c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 35, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.120 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a66358',
    500: '#78231c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78231c;
$custom-light: #a66358;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78231c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.565,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38916,
    "c": 0.11966,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78231C

secondary

#44A4AC

accent

#D9E543

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F5EBE9

border

#CFC6C5

text

#110603

muted

#807A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #78231C

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

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