#79272C#79272C

#79272C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.114 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79272C
RGB	rgb(121, 39, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 51%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(356, 68%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 63.6%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.64, 36.04, 16.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.64, 39.65, 24.63°)
OKLab	oklab(39.88% 0.107 0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(39.88% 0.114 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.0662, 5.6991, 3.0050)
Luminance	0.0570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79272C #277974

analogous

#792755 #79272C #794B27

triadic

#79272C #2C7927 #272C79

tetradic

#79272C #557927 #277974 #4B2779

square

#79272C #557927 #277974 #4B2779

split-complementary

#79272C #27794B #275579

monochromatic

#1C090A #4B181B #79272C #A7363D #C8535A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.81

#79272C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#79272C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79272C

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79272C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79272C	1.00	9.81	2.14	9.81
#FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C392C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514A2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#851529

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79272c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 39, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.114 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a56665',
    500: '#79272c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79272c;
$custom-light: #a56665;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79272c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.341,
    "s": 51.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39877,
    "c": 0.11418,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79272C

secondary

#51ABA6

accent

#DBD24D

background

#FAF6F6

surface

#F4EBEB

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #79272C

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

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