#872238#872238

#872238 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.136 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872238
RGB	rgb(135, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(347, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(347, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 58.5%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.84, 43.82, 12.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.84, 45.44, 15.35°)
OKLab	oklab(42.1% 0.1322 0.03)
OKLCH	oklch(42.1% 0.136 12.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.2786, 6.5821, 4.4172)
Luminance	0.0658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872238 #228771

analogous

#87226A #872238 #873F22

triadic

#872238 #388722 #223887

tetradic

#872238 #6A8722 #228771 #3F2287

square

#872238 #6A8722 #228771 #3F2287

split-complementary

#872238 #22873F #226A87

monochromatic

#25090F #561624 #872238 #B82E4C #D3506D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#872238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#872238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872238

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872238	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C3B38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94062B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.136 12.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0666e',
    500: '#872238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872238;
$custom-light: #b0666e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.931,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42097,
    "c": 0.13559,
    "h": 12.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872238

secondary

#4EB7A0

accent

#E3C045

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120607

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #872238

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

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