#88272B#88272B

#88272B is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.131 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#88272B
RGB	rgb(136, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(358, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 68.4%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.49, 41.28, 21.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.49, 46.49, 27.38°)
OKLab	oklab(42.54% 0.1214 0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(42.54% 0.131 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.3161, 6.8613, 3.0135)
Luminance	0.0686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#88272B #278884

analogous

#88275C #88272B #885427

triadic

#88272B #2B8827 #272B88

tetradic

#88272B #5C8827 #278884 #542788

square

#88272B #5C8827 #278884 #542788

split-complementary

#88272B #278854 #275C88

monochromatic

#290C0D #58191C #88272B #B8353A #D05A5F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#88272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#88272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #88272B

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##88272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##88272B	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#423D2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5228

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#960A29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #88272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.131 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16864',
    500: '#88272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #88272b;
$custom-light: #b16864;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#88272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.526,
    "s": 55.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42535,
    "c": 0.13144,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#88272B

secondary

#56B5B1

accent

#DFD949

background

#FBF6F5

surface

#F6EBEA

border

#D0C6C6

text

#120605

muted

#817A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #88272B

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

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