#891717#891717

#891717 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.149 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#891717
RGB	rgb(137, 23, 23)
HSL	hsl(0, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(0, 83%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.2%, 83.2%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.40, 46.33, 31.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.40, 55.98, 34.14°)
OKLab	oklab(40.93% 0.1328 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(40.93% 0.149 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.7789, 5.9948, 1.4000)
Luminance	0.0599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#891717 #178989

analogous

#891750 #891717 #895017

triadic

#891717 #178917 #171789

tetradic

#891717 #508917 #178989 #501789

square

#891717 #508917 #178989 #501789

split-complementary

#891717 #178950 #175089

monochromatic

#200505 #550E0E #891717 #BD2020 #DE3C3C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.55

#891717 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#891717 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #891717

9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##891717	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##891717	1.00	9.55	2.20	9.55
#FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C3515

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#584E11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#980019

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #891717;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(137, 23, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.149 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46155',
    500: '#891717',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #891717;
$custom-light: #b46155;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#891717",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 137,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 71.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40929,
    "c": 0.14889,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#891717

secondary

#3FBDBD

accent

#EEEE3A

background

#FCF6F4

surface

#F8EBE8

border

#D1C6C4

text

#130503

muted

#827A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #891717

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

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