#78242B#78242B

#78242B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.117 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78242B
RGB	rgb(120, 36, 43)
HSL	hsl(355, 54%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(355, 70%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70%, 64.2%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.93, 36.97, 16.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.93, 40.37, 23.69°)
OKLab	oklab(39.3% 0.1099 0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(39.3% 0.117 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.8135, 5.4305, 2.8691)
Luminance	0.0543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78242B #247871

analogous

#782455 #78242B #784724

triadic

#78242B #2B7824 #242B78

tetradic

#78242B #557824 #247871 #472478

square

#78242B #557824 #247871 #472478

split-complementary

#78242B #247847 #245578

monochromatic

#1A0809 #49161A #78242B #A7323C #CA4D57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.07

#78242B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#78242B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78242B

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78242B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78242B	1.00	10.07	2.09	10.07
#FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A372B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#841027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78242b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 36, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.117 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a56464',
    500: '#78242b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78242b;
$custom-light: #a56464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78242b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39301,
    "c": 0.11664,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78242B

secondary

#4DABA3

accent

#DDD14B

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #78242B

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

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