#872228#872228

#872228 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.136 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872228
RGB	rgb(135, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(356, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(356, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 70.4%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.52, 42.76, 22.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.52, 48.12, 27.29°)
OKLab	oklab(41.76% 0.1256 0.0515)
OKLCH	oklch(41.76% 0.136 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9479, 6.4498, 2.6755)
Luminance	0.0645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872228 #228781

analogous

#87225A #872228 #874F22

triadic

#872228 #288722 #222887

tetradic

#872228 #5A8722 #228781 #4F2287

square

#872228 #5A8722 #228781 #4F2287

split-complementary

#872228 #22874F #225A87

monochromatic

#25090B #56161A #872228 #B82E36 #D35058

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.17

#872228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#872228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872228

9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872228	1.00	9.17	2.29	9.17
#FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F3A27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585025

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#950025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.136 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16562',
    500: '#872228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872228;
$custom-light: #b16562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.436,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4176,
    "c": 0.13572,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872228

secondary

#4EB7B0

accent

#E3DA45

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBEA

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120605

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #872228

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

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