#87272D#87272D

#87272D is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.130 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87272D
RGB	rgb(135, 39, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(356, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 66.7%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.33, 41.06, 19.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.33, 45.61, 25.81°)
OKLab	oklab(42.39% 0.1213 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(42.39% 0.13 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1920, 6.7930, 3.2040)
Luminance	0.0679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#87272D #278781

analogous

#87275D #87272D #875127

triadic

#87272D #2D8727 #272D87

tetradic

#87272D #5D8727 #278781 #512787

square

#87272D #5D8727 #278781 #512787

split-complementary

#87272D #278751 #275D87

monochromatic

#280C0D #58191D #87272D #B6353D #CF5961

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#87272D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#87272D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #87272D

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87272D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##87272D	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59512A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#940C2A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87272d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 39, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.130 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06865',
    500: '#87272d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87272d;
$custom-light: #b06865;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87272d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42392,
    "c": 0.13014,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87272D

secondary

#56B4AE

accent

#DFD549

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120605

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #87272D

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

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