#79171C#79171C
#79171C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.132 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #79171C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(121, 23, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 68%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 81%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 76.9%, 52.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.05, 41.49, 23.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.05, 47.81, 29.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.86% 0.1207 0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.86% 0.132 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4021, 4.7629, 1.5753) |
| Luminance | 0.0476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 3.75
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 4.83
Rosewood
#65000B
ΔE00 4.95
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.27
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 5.31
Blood
#770001
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#79171C #177974
analogous
#79174D #79171C #794317
triadic
#79171C #1C7917 #171C79
tetradic
#79171C #4D7917 #177974 #431779
square
#79171C #4D7917 #177974 #431779
split-complementary
#79171C #177943 #174D79
monochromatic
#1A0506 #460D10 #79171C #AC2128 #D8323B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.76
#79171C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.95
#79171C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #79171C
10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##79171C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##79171C | 1.00 | 10.76 | 1.95 | 10.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#35301B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D4518
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86001A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #79171c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 23, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.132 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a75e58',
500: '#79171c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #79171c; $custom-light: #a75e58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#79171c",
"rgb": {
"r": 121,
"g": 23,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.939,
"s": 68.056,
"l": 28.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37856,
"c": 0.13207,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.04762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#79171C
secondary
#3EAEA8
accent
#EBE23D
background
#FBF5F5
surface
#F6EAE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#110503
muted
#807978