#79242A#79242A

#79242A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.118 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79242A
RGB	rgb(121, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 54%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(356, 70%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 65.3%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.10, 37.25, 17.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.10, 41.01, 24.71°)
OKLab	oklab(39.46% 0.1104 0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(39.46% 0.118 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9348, 5.4951, 2.7802)
Luminance	0.0549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79242A #247973

analogous

#792454 #79242A #794824

triadic

#79242A #2A7924 #242A79

tetradic

#79242A #547924 #247973 #482479

square

#79242A #547924 #247973 #482479

split-complementary

#79242A #247948 #245479

monochromatic

#1B0809 #4A161A #79242A #A8323A #CA4D56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.01

#79242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#79242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79242A

10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79242A	1.00	10.01	2.10	10.01
#FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A372A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#850F27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.118 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a56463',
    500: '#79242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79242a;
$custom-light: #a56463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.765,
    "s": 54.14,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39461,
    "c": 0.11785,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79242A

secondary

#4DACA5

accent

#DED34A

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #79242A

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

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