#872231#872231

#872231 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.135 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872231
RGB	rgb(135, 34, 49)
HSL	hsl(351, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(351, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 63.7%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.68, 43.31, 16.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.68, 46.33, 20.77°)
OKLab	oklab(41.94% 0.1293 0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(41.94% 0.135 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1192, 6.5183, 3.5778)
Luminance	0.0652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872231 #228778

analogous

#872263 #872231 #874522

triadic

#872231 #318722 #223187

tetradic

#872231 #638722 #228778 #452287

square

#872231 #638722 #228778 #452287

split-complementary

#872231 #228745 #226387

monochromatic

#25090E #56161F #872231 #B82E43 #D35064

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#872231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#872231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872231

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872231	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E3B31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57502E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#940128

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 34, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.135 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06668',
    500: '#872231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872231;
$custom-light: #b06668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.089,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41935,
    "c": 0.1353,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872231

secondary

#4EB7A7

accent

#E3CB45

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #872231

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

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