#79242D#79242D

#79242D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.118 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79242D
RGB	rgb(121, 36, 45)
HSL	hsl(354, 54%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(354, 70%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 62.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.16, 37.47, 15.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.16, 40.45, 22.14°)
OKLab	oklab(39.53% 0.1117 0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(39.53% 0.118 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9906, 5.5174, 3.0737)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79242D #247970

analogous

#792457 #79242D #794524

triadic

#79242D #2D7924 #242D79

tetradic

#79242D #577924 #247970 #452479

square

#79242D #577924 #247970 #452479

split-complementary

#79242D #247945 #245779

monochromatic

#1B080A #4A161B #79242D #A8323F #CA4D5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#79242D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#79242D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79242D

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79242D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79242D	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A372D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50492B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#851028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79242d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 36, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.118 18.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79242d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.647,
    "s": 54.14,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39525,
    "c": 0.1177,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79242D

secondary

#4DACA2

accent

#DECE4A

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #79242D

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

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