#78242A#78242A

#78242A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.117 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78242A
RGB	rgb(120, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 54%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(356, 70%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70%, 65%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.91, 36.90, 16.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.91, 40.57, 24.55°)
OKLab	oklab(39.28% 0.1094 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(39.28% 0.117 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.7954, 5.4232, 2.7737)
Luminance	0.0542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78242A #247872

analogous

#782454 #78242A #784824

triadic

#78242A #2A7824 #242A78

tetradic

#78242A #547824 #247872 #482478

square

#78242A #547824 #247872 #482478

split-complementary

#78242A #247848 #245478

monochromatic

#1A0809 #49161A #78242A #A7323A #CA4D56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.07

#78242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#78242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78242A

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78242A	1.00	10.07	2.08	10.07
#FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A372A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4828

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#841027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.117 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a56463',
    500: '#78242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78242a;
$custom-light: #a56463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.714,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3928,
    "c": 0.1167,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78242A

secondary

#4DABA4

accent

#DDD34B

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #78242A

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

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