#79494B#79494B

#79494B is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.066 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#79494B
RGB	rgb(121, 73, 75)
HSL	hsl(358, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 38%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.63, 20.72, 7.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.63, 22.04, 19.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.0628 0.0195)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.066 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.5382, 9.3389, 7.8501)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#79494B #497977

analogous

#794963 #79494B #795F49

triadic

#79494B #4B7949 #494B79

tetradic

#79494B #637949 #497977 #5F4979

square

#79494B #637949 #497977 #5F4979

split-complementary

#79494B #49795F #496379

monochromatic

#2D1B1C #533233 #79494B #9F6063 #B68688

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#79494B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#79494B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #79494B

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##79494B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##79494B	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52514B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E5A4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82444A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #79494b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(121, 73, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.066 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17c7d',
    500: '#79494b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #79494b;
$custom-light: #a17c7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#79494b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 121,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.5,
    "s": 24.742,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46163,
    "c": 0.06575,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#79494B

secondary

#7BA2A1

accent

#C1BD67

background

#FAF7F7

surface

#F4EEEE

border

#CEC9C9

text

#0F0909

muted

#7F7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #79494B

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

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