#872937#872937

#872937 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.128 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872937
RGB	rgb(135, 41, 55)
HSL	hsl(351, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(351, 70%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 59.3%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.84, 40.92, 14.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.84, 43.26, 18.94°)
OKLab	oklab(42.84% 0.1228 0.0347)
OKLCH	oklch(42.84% 0.128 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.4753, 7.0142, 4.3633)
Luminance	0.0701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872937 #298779

analogous

#872966 #872937 #874A29

triadic

#872937 #378729 #293787

tetradic

#872937 #668729 #298779 #4A2987

square

#872937 #668729 #298779 #4A2987

split-complementary

#872937 #29874A #296687

monochromatic

#290C11 #581B24 #872937 #B6374A #CE5D6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#872937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#872937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872937

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872937	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413F37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595235

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94152F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 41, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.128 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af696d',
    500: '#872937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872937;
$custom-light: #af696d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.064,
    "s": 53.409,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42835,
    "c": 0.12757,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872937

secondary

#59B3A6

accent

#DDC74B

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEB

border

#D0C6C6

text

#110707

muted

#807A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #872937

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

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