#7C231C#7C231C
#7C231C is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.124 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7C231C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 35, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 63%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 77%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 77.4%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.31, 37.96, 26.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.31, 46.28, 34.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.65% 0.1092 0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.65% 0.124 28.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1238, 5.5723, 1.6935) |
| Luminance | 0.0557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 4.70
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 4.90
Indian Red
#850E04
ΔE00 5.08
Blood
#770001
ΔE00 5.12
Maroon
#800000
ΔE00 5.26
Dark Red
#840000
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7C231C #1C757C
analogous
#7C1C45 #7C231C #7C531C
triadic
#7C231C #1C7C23 #231C7C
tetradic
#7C231C #457C1C #1C757C #531C7C
square
#7C231C #457C1C #1C757C #531C7C
split-complementary
#7C231C #1C7C53 #1C457C
monochromatic
#190706 #4A1511 #7C231C #AE3127 #D44A3F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.93
#7C231C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.11
#7C231C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7C231C
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7C231C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7C231C | 1.00 | 9.93 | 2.11 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D361A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#534A19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#890522
Achromatopsia (no color)
#434343
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7c231c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 35, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.124 28.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a96458',
500: '#7c231c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7c231c; $custom-light: #a96458; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7c231c",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 35,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.375,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 29.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39652,
"c": 0.12421,
"h": 28.5
},
"luminance": 0.05571
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7C231C
secondary
#44A8B0
accent
#DAE642
background
#FBF6F5
surface
#F6EBE9
border
#D0C6C5
text
#110603
muted
#807A78