#872222#872222

#872222 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.136 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872222
RGB	rgb(135, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 74.8%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.43, 42.45, 25.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.43, 49.65, 31.24°)
OKLab	oklab(41.66% 0.1232 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(41.66% 0.136 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.8537, 6.4121, 2.1792)
Luminance	0.0641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872222 #228787

analogous

#872254 #872222 #875422

triadic

#872222 #228722 #222287

tetradic

#872222 #548722 #228787 #542287

square

#872222 #548722 #228787 #542287

split-complementary

#872222 #228754 #225487

monochromatic

#250909 #561616 #872222 #B82E2E #D35050

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.20

#872222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#872222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872222

9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872222	1.00	9.20	2.28	9.20
#FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3A21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59501E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#950023

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.136 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b1655d',
    500: '#872222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872222;
$custom-light: #b1655d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41663,
    "c": 0.13639,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872222

secondary

#4EB7B7

accent

#E3E345

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F7EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120604

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #872222

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

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