#7A242A#7A242A

#7A242A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.119 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7A242A
RGB	rgb(122, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(356, 54%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(356, 70%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.5%, 65.6%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.29, 37.61, 17.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.29, 41.45, 24.87°)
OKLab	oklab(39.64% 0.1114 0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(39.64% 0.119 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0757, 5.5678, 2.7868)
Luminance	0.0557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#7A242A #247A74

analogous

#7A2455 #7A242A #7A4924

triadic

#7A242A #2A7A24 #242A7A

tetradic

#7A242A #557A24 #247A74 #49247A

square

#7A242A #557A24 #247A74 #49247A

split-complementary

#7A242A #247A49 #24557A

monochromatic

#1B0809 #4B161A #7A242A #A9323A #CB4E56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#7A242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#7A242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7A242A

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7A242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7A242A	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B372A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#860E27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7a242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(122, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.119 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a66563',
    500: '#7a242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7a242a;
$custom-light: #a66563;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7a242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 122,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.814,
    "s": 54.43,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39641,
    "c": 0.119,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7A242A

secondary

#4DACA6

accent

#DED34A

background

#FAF6F5

surface

#F4EBEA

border

#CEC6C6

text

#100605

muted

#7F7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #7A242A

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

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