#78271C#78271C

#78271C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.116 H 30.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#78271C
RGB	rgb(120, 39, 28)
HSL	hsl(7, 62%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(7, 77%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 76.7%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.19, 34.70, 26.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.19, 43.43, 36.98°)
OKLab	oklab(39.42% 0.0994 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(39.42% 0.116 30.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6818, 5.5292, 1.7085)
Luminance	0.0553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#78271C #1C6D78

analogous

#781C3F #78271C #78551C

triadic

#78271C #1C7827 #271C78

tetradic

#78271C #3F781C #1C6D78 #551C78

square

#78271C #3F781C #1C6D78 #551C78

split-complementary

#78271C #1C7855 #1C3F78

monochromatic

#190806 #461710 #78271C #AA3728 #D24F3D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.97

#78271C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#78271C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #78271C

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##78271C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##78271C	1.00	9.97	2.11	9.97
#FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E371A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524919

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#841225

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #78271c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(120, 39, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.116 30.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a66659',
    500: '#78271c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #78271c;
$custom-light: #a66659;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#78271c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 120,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.174,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39422,
    "c": 0.11551,
    "h": 30.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#78271C

secondary

#44A0AC

accent

#D2E543

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F5EBE9

border

#CFC6C5

text

#110603

muted

#807A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #78271C

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

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