Nocturne Red to Shadow Play color palette

About this palette

Nocturne Red to Shadow Play is a 5-color dark, warm palette: #724953 (Nocturne Red), #12040C (Noir Fiction), #712950 (Pretty in Prune), #44260A (Chocolate Castle), #281800 (Shadow Play). It mixes red, black, brown tones and feels warm overall. The strongest text pairing is #724953 on #12040C with a contrast ratio of 2.66:1, and 0 of its 10 color pairs pass WCAG AA for normal text.

Color codes

ColorHEXRGBHSL
Nocturne Redrgb(114, 73, 83)hsl(345, 22%, 37%)
Noir Fictionrgb(18, 4, 12)hsl(326, 64%, 4%)
Pretty in Prunergb(113, 41, 80)hsl(328, 47%, 30%)
Chocolate Castlergb(68, 38, 10)hsl(29, 74%, 15%)
Shadow Playrgb(40, 24, 0)hsl(36, 100%, 8%)

Accessible color pairs

Pairs with at least 3:1 contrast (large text and UI components); 4.5:1 or more passes WCAG AA for body text.

    Color blindness preview

    • Protanopia
    • Deuteranopia
    • Tritanopia
    • Achromatopsia
    • Dog vision

    CSS variables

    /* Nocturne Red to Shadow Play — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/724953-12040c-712950-44260a-281800 */
    :root {
      --nocturne-red: #724953;
      --noir-fiction: #12040c;
      --pretty-in-prune: #712950;
      --chocolate-castle: #44260a;
      --shadow-play: #281800;
    }
    

    Tailwind CSS v4

    /* Nocturne Red to Shadow Play — https://swatchly.xyz/palette/724953-12040c-712950-44260a-281800 */
    @theme {
      --color-nocturne-red: #724953;
      --color-nocturne-red-50: #fff1f4;
      --color-nocturne-red-100: #ffe3e9;
      --color-nocturne-red-200: #f1cdd4;
      --color-nocturne-red-300: #deb5be;
      --color-nocturne-red-400: #c1949e;
      --color-nocturne-red-500: #a67983;
      --color-nocturne-red-600: #8a5f69;
      --color-nocturne-red-700: #724953;
      --color-nocturne-red-800: #5a3840;
      --color-nocturne-red-900: #462a31;
      --color-nocturne-red-950: #2d191e;
      --color-noir-fiction: #12040c;
      --color-noir-fiction-50: #fff0f8;
      --color-noir-fiction-100: #f6e6ee;
      --color-noir-fiction-200: #e4d1db;
      --color-noir-fiction-300: #cfbac5;
      --color-noir-fiction-400: #b19aa6;
      --color-noir-fiction-500: #907986;
      --color-noir-fiction-600: #705b66;
      --color-noir-fiction-700: #53414b;
      --color-noir-fiction-800: #3a2c34;
      --color-noir-fiction-900: #251b20;
      --color-noir-fiction-950: #12040c;
      --color-pretty-in-prune: #712950;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-50: #fff1f7;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-100: #ffe2ef;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-200: #ffc4df;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-300: #f1a9cb;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-400: #d687ad;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-500: #bb6c93;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-600: #9e5279;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-700: #843e62;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-800: #712950;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-900: #56213d;
      --color-pretty-in-prune-950: #391227;
      --color-chocolate-castle: #44260a;
      --color-chocolate-castle-50: #fff3e9;
      --color-chocolate-castle-100: #ffe6d3;
      --color-chocolate-castle-200: #eed1bb;
      --color-chocolate-castle-300: #dbbaa0;
      --color-chocolate-castle-400: #bc997d;
      --color-chocolate-castle-500: #a07c60;
      --color-chocolate-castle-600: #836146;
      --color-chocolate-castle-700: #694b32;
      --color-chocolate-castle-800: #523823;
      --color-chocolate-castle-900: #44260a;
      --color-chocolate-castle-950: #27180c;
      --color-shadow-play: #281800;
      --color-shadow-play-50: #fff3e3;
      --color-shadow-play-100: #f7e9d6;
      --color-shadow-play-200: #e5d5bf;
      --color-shadow-play-300: #d0bea5;
      --color-shadow-play-400: #b29e82;
      --color-shadow-play-500: #968266;
      --color-shadow-play-600: #7a674c;
      --color-shadow-play-700: #615038;
      --color-shadow-play-800: #4c3d28;
      --color-shadow-play-900: #392d1c;
      --color-shadow-play-950: #281800;
    }
    

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