#872838#872838

#872838 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.129 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872838
RGB	rgb(135, 40, 56)
HSL	hsl(350, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(350, 70%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.4%, 58.5%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.71, 41.42, 13.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.71, 43.48, 17.69°)
OKLab	oklab(42.74% 0.1245 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(42.74% 0.129 14.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.4653, 6.9556, 4.4794)
Luminance	0.0695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872838 #288777

analogous

#872868 #872838 #874828

triadic

#872838 #388728 #283887

tetradic

#872838 #688728 #288777 #482887

square

#872838 #688728 #288777 #482887

split-complementary

#872838 #288748 #286887

monochromatic

#290C11 #581A24 #872838 #B6364C #CE5B6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#872838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#872838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872838

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872838	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403E38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585236

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94132E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 40, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.129 14.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af696e',
    500: '#872838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872838;
$custom-light: #af696e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.895,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42743,
    "c": 0.12878,
    "h": 14.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872838

secondary

#57B4A4

accent

#DEC54A

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#110707

muted

#807A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #872838

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

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