#72261c

Color #72261c

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Maroon #800000 · ΔE 20.5 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#72261c

RGB

rgb(114, 38, 28)

HSL

hsl(7, 60.6%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7, 75.4%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 75.4%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(26.87, 32.88, 24.33)

LCH

lch(26.87, 40.9, 36.5)

OKLCH

oklch(38.2%, 0.1095, 30.34)

HWB

hwb(7, 11%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c6872

Analogous

#721c3d

#72261c

#72511c

Triadic

#72261c

#1c7226

#261c72

Split-complementary

#72261c

#1c7251

#1c3d72

Tetradic

#72261c

#68721c

#1c6872

#261c72

Square

#72261c

#3d721c

#1c6872

#511c72

Shades

Color #72261c mixed toward black.

#5f2017

#4c1913

#39130e

#260d09

#130605

Tints

Color #72261c mixed toward white.

#a33628

#cf4b3a

#db786b

#e7a59c

#f3d2ce

Tones

Color #72261c mixed toward gray.

#6b2b23

#64312a

#5c3631

#553c39

#4e4140

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.01:1

White text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5a1f · ΔE 32.6

Deuteranopia

#5e631f · ΔE 36.3

Tritanopia

#702121 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 23.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #72261c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72261c]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#72261c (#72261c) is rgb(114, 38, 28) in RGB.

No, #72261c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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