#872827#872827

#872827 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.130 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872827
RGB	rgb(135, 40, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(1, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 71.1%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.39, 40.28, 23.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.39, 46.76, 30.52°)
OKLab	oklab(42.4% 0.1175 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(42.4% 0.13 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1179, 6.8166, 2.6494)
Luminance	0.0682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872827 #278687

analogous

#872756 #872827 #875827

triadic

#872827 #278728 #282787

tetradic

#872827 #568727 #278687 #582787

square

#872827 #568727 #278687 #582787

split-complementary

#872827 #278758 #275687

monochromatic

#280C0C #581A19 #872827 #B63635 #CF5B59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#872827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#872827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872827

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872827	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)

#423D26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5124

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#950C29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 40, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.130 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16861',
    500: '#872827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872827;
$custom-light: #b16861;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.625,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42401,
    "c": 0.12975,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872827

secondary

#56B3B4

accent

#DDDF49

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBE9

border

#D0C6C5

text

#120605

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #872827

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

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