#872427#872427

#872427 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.134 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872427
RGB	rgb(135, 36, 39)
HSL	hsl(358, 58%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(358, 73%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.3%, 71.1%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.79, 41.93, 23.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.79, 47.83, 28.77°)
OKLab	oklab(41.95% 0.1227 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(41.95% 0.134 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.9900, 6.5608, 2.6067)
Luminance	0.0656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872427 #248784

analogous

#872458 #872427 #875224

triadic

#872427 #278724 #242787

tetradic

#872427 #588724 #248784 #522487

square

#872427 #588724 #248784 #522487

split-complementary

#872427 #248752 #245887

monochromatic

#260A0B #571719 #872427 #B73135 #D15458

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#872427 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#872427 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872427

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872427	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872427	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595024

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#950126

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872427;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 36, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.134 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16661',
    500: '#872427',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872427;
$custom-light: #b16661;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872427",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.182,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41952,
    "c": 0.13385,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872427

secondary

#51B5B2

accent

#E1DC47

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120605

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #872427

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

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