#87272F#87272F

#87272F is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.130 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87272F
RGB	rgb(135, 39, 47)
HSL	hsl(355, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(355, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 65.2%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.37, 41.19, 18.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.37, 45.20, 24.32°)
OKLab	oklab(42.43% 0.1221 0.0446)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.13 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.2314, 6.8088, 3.4116)
Luminance	0.0681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#87272F #27877F

analogous

#87275F #87272F #874F27

triadic

#87272F #2F8727 #272F87

tetradic

#87272F #5F8727 #27877F #4F2787

square

#87272F #5F8727 #27877F #4F2787

split-complementary

#87272F #27874F #275F87

monochromatic

#280C0E #58191E #87272F #B63540 #CF5963

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#87272F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#87272F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #87272F

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87272F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##87272F	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59512C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#940D2B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87272f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 39, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.130 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06867',
    500: '#87272f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87272f;
$custom-light: #b06867;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87272f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42431,
    "c": 0.13,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87272F

secondary

#56B4AC

accent

#DFD249

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120606

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #87272F

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

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