#872939#872939

#872939 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.128 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872939
RGB	rgb(135, 41, 57)
HSL	hsl(350, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(350, 70%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 57.8%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.88, 41.08, 12.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.88, 43.03, 17.30°)
OKLab	oklab(42.88% 0.1236 0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(42.88% 0.128 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.5242, 7.0337, 4.6209)
Luminance	0.0703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872939 #298777

analogous

#872968 #872939 #874829

triadic

#872939 #398729 #293987

tetradic

#872939 #688729 #298777 #482987

square

#872939 #688729 #298777 #482987

split-complementary

#872939 #298748 #296887

monochromatic

#290C11 #581B25 #872939 #B6374D #CE5D70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#872939 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#872939 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872939

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872939	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872939	1.00	8.73	2.41	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403F39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595237

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94152F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872939;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 41, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.128 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af696f',
    500: '#872939',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872939;
$custom-light: #af696f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872939",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.787,
    "s": 53.409,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42883,
    "c": 0.12765,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872939

secondary

#59B3A4

accent

#DDC44B

background

#FBF6F6

surface

#F6EBEC

border

#D0C6C7

text

#110707

muted

#807A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #872939

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

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