#79242C#79242C

#79242C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.118 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79242C
RGB	rgb(121, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(354, 54%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(354, 70%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 63.6%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.14, 37.40, 15.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.14, 40.63, 23.00°)
OKLab	oklab(39.5% 0.1113 0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(39.5% 0.118 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.9715, 5.5098, 2.9735)
Luminance	0.0551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79242C #247971

analogous

#792456 #79242C #794624

triadic

#79242C #2C7924 #242C79

tetradic

#79242C #567924 #247971 #462479

square

#79242C #567924 #247971 #462479

split-complementary

#79242C #247946 #245679

monochromatic

#1B080A #4A161B #79242C #A8323D #CA4D59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.99

#79242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#79242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79242C

9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79242C	1.00	9.99	2.10	9.99
#FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A372C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50492A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#851028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.118 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a56465',
    500: '#79242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79242c;
$custom-light: #a56465;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.353,
    "s": 54.14,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39503,
    "c": 0.11774,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79242C

secondary

#4DACA3

accent

#DED04A

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #79242C

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

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