#872235#872235

#872235 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.135 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872235
RGB	rgb(135, 34, 53)
HSL	hsl(349, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(349, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 60.7%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.77, 43.60, 13.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.77, 45.76, 17.70°)
OKLab	oklab(42.03% 0.131 0.0343)
OKLCH	oklch(42.03% 0.135 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2074, 6.5536, 4.0423)
Luminance	0.0655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872235 #228774

analogous

#872267 #872235 #874122

triadic

#872235 #358722 #223587

tetradic

#872235 #678722 #228774 #412287

square

#872235 #678722 #228774 #412287

split-complementary

#872235 #228741 #226787

monochromatic

#25090F #561622 #872235 #B82E48 #D35069

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#872235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#872235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872235

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872235	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D3B35

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575032

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94042A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 34, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.135 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0666c',
    500: '#872235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872235;
$custom-light: #b0666c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.713,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42025,
    "c": 0.13539,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872235

secondary

#4EB7A3

accent

#E3C545

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #872235

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

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