#72271d

Color #72271d

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 20.66 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#72271d

RGB

rgb(114, 39, 29)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 59.4%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 74.6%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 74.6%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(27.07, 32.45, 23.93)

LCH

lch(27.07, 40.32, 36.41)

OKLCH

oklch(38.4%, 0.1082, 30.31)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 11.4%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1d6872

Analogous

#721d3d

#72271d

#72511d

Triadic

#72271d

#1d7227

#271d72

Split-complementary

#72271d

#1d7251

#1d3d72

Tetradic

#72271d

#68721d

#1d6872

#271d72

Square

#72271d

#3d721d

#1d6872

#511d72

Shades

Color #72271d mixed toward black.

#5f2118

#4c1a13

#39140e

#260d0a

#130705

Tints

Color #72271d mixed toward white.

#a33829

#cd4d3c

#da7a6d

#e6a69d

#f3d3ce

Tones

Color #72271d mixed toward gray.

#6b2c24

#64322b

#5d3732

#563d39

#4e4240

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.02:1

White text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5a20 · ΔE 32.4

Deuteranopia

#5e6320 · ΔE 36

Tritanopia

#702222 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 23.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #72271d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#72271d]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#72271d (#72271d) is rgb(114, 39, 29) in RGB.

No, #72271d 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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