#79271C#79271C

#79271C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.117 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79271C
RGB	rgb(121, 39, 28)
HSL	hsl(7, 62%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(7, 77%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 76.9%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.38, 35.07, 26.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.38, 43.89, 36.96°)
OKLab	oklab(39.6% 0.1005 0.0593)
OKLCH	oklch(39.6% 0.117 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.8212, 5.6011, 1.7150)
Luminance	0.0560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79271C #1C6E79

analogous

#791C40 #79271C #79561C

triadic

#79271C #1C7927 #271C79

tetradic

#79271C #40791C #1C6E79 #561C79

square

#79271C #40791C #1C6E79 #561C79

split-complementary

#79271C #1C7956 #1C4079

monochromatic

#190806 #471710 #79271C #AB3728 #D24F3D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.91

#79271C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#79271C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79271C

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79271C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79271C	1.00	9.91	2.12	9.91
#FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E381A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#524A19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#851125

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79271c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 39, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.117 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a66659',
    500: '#79271c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79271c;
$custom-light: #a66659;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79271c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.097,
    "s": 62.416,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39601,
    "c": 0.11668,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79271C

secondary

#44A1AD

accent

#D2E542

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#110603

muted

#807A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #79271C

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

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