#78232B#78232B

#78232B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.118 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78232B
RGB	rgb(120, 35, 43)
HSL	hsl(354, 55%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(354, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 64.2%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.77, 37.41, 16.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.77, 40.69, 23.17°)
OKLab	oklab(39.18% 0.1113 0.0387)
OKLCH	oklch(39.18% 0.118 19.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7837, 5.3708, 2.8592)
Luminance	0.0537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78232B #237870

analogous

#782355 #78232B #784523

triadic

#78232B #2B7823 #232B78

tetradic

#78232B #557823 #237870 #452378

square

#78232B #557823 #237870 #452378

split-complementary

#78232B #237845 #235578

monochromatic

#190709 #49151A #78232B #A7313C #CA4B57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.13

#78232B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#78232B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78232B

10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78232B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78232B	1.00	10.13	2.07	10.13
#FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39362B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#840E27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78232b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 35, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.118 19.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a56464',
    500: '#78232b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78232b;
$custom-light: #a56464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78232b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.353,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39181,
    "c": 0.1178,
    "h": 19.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78232B

secondary

#4CABA2

accent

#DED04A

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #78232B

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

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