#872837#872837

#872837 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.129 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872837
RGB	rgb(135, 40, 55)
HSL	hsl(351, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(351, 70%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 59.3%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.68, 41.34, 13.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.68, 43.60, 18.50°)
OKLab	oklab(42.72% 0.1241 0.0342)
OKLCH	oklch(42.72% 0.129 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4411, 6.9459, 4.3519)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872837 #288778

analogous

#872867 #872837 #874928

triadic

#872837 #378728 #283787

tetradic

#872837 #678728 #288778 #492887

square

#872837 #678728 #288778 #492887

split-complementary

#872837 #288749 #286787

monochromatic

#290C11 #581A24 #872837 #B6364A #CE5B6D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#872837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#872837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872837

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872837	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585235

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94132E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 40, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.129 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b0696d',
    500: '#872837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872837;
$custom-light: #b0696d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.526,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42719,
    "c": 0.12875,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872837

secondary

#57B4A5

accent

#DEC64A

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#110707

muted

#807A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #872837

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

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