#85172A#85172A

#85172A is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.143 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85172A
RGB	rgb(133, 23, 42)
HSL	hsl(350, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(350, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.7%, 68.4%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.82, 45.95, 18.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.82, 49.55, 21.99°)
OKLab	oklab(40.44% 0.1365 0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(40.44% 0.143 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.3983, 5.7681, 2.7559)
Luminance	0.0577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85172A #178572

analogous

#851761 #85172A #853B17

triadic

#85172A #2A8517 #172A85

tetradic

#85172A #618517 #178572 #3B1785

square

#85172A #618517 #178572 #3B1785

split-complementary

#85172A #17853B #176185

monochromatic

#1D0509 #510E1A #85172A #B9203A #DD3A56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.75

#85172A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#85172A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85172A

9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85172A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85172A	1.00	9.75	2.15	9.75
#FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38352A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544C27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#930020

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85172a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 23, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.143 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06163',
    500: '#85172a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85172a;
$custom-light: #b06163;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85172a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.636,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40435,
    "c": 0.14344,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85172A

secondary

#3FB9A4

accent

#EDCE3B

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBEA

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120505

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #85172A

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

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