#78232C#78232C

#78232C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.118 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78232C
RGB	rgb(120, 35, 44)
HSL	hsl(354, 55%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(354, 71%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 63.3%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.79, 37.48, 15.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.79, 40.51, 22.31°)
OKLab	oklab(39.2% 0.1117 0.0374)
OKLCH	oklch(39.2% 0.118 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.8022, 5.3782, 2.9570)
Luminance	0.0538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78232C #23786F

analogous

#782356 #78232C #784423

triadic

#78232C #2C7823 #232C78

tetradic

#78232C #567823 #23786F #442378

square

#78232C #567823 #23786F #442378

split-complementary

#78232C #237844 #235678

monochromatic

#190709 #49151B #78232C #A7313D #CA4B58

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.12

#78232C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#78232C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78232C

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78232C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78232C	1.00	10.12	2.08	10.12
#FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39362C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F482A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#840F27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78232c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 35, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.118 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a56465',
    500: '#78232c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78232c;
$custom-light: #a56465;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78232c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.647,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39202,
    "c": 0.11776,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78232C

secondary

#4CABA1

accent

#DECE4A

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #78232C

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

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