#57112E is a deep, warm red. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #57112E works with other colors. Named schemes with #57112E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Tyrian Purple carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.
Tyrian Purple plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Tyrian Purple adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Tyrian Purple.
Tyrian Purple sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Tyrian Purple is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Tyrian Purple carrying the quiet middle.
How #57112E actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #57112E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #57112E;
--color-base-rgb: 87 17 46;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(31.1% 0.104 0.3);
--color-50: #FDF2F6;
--color-100: #F9DCE8;
--color-200: #F1BBD2;
--color-300: #E38CB0;
--color-400: #D06290;
--color-500: #B53F71;
--color-600: #8B375A;
--color-700: #622C43;
--color-800: #41202E;
--color-900: #28161D;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
tyrian-purple: {
50: '#FDF2F6',
100: '#F9DCE8',
200: '#F1BBD2',
300: '#E38CB0',
400: '#D06290',
500: '#B53F71',
600: '#8B375A',
700: '#622C43',
800: '#41202E',
900: '#28161D',
},
}
$base: #57112E; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FDF2F6; $base-100: #F9DCE8; $base-200: #F1BBD2; $base-300: #E38CB0; $base-400: #D06290; $base-500: #B53F71; $base-600: #8B375A; $base-700: #622C43; $base-800: #41202E; $base-900: #28161D; $base-hover: #440D24; $base-subtle: #E1A3BD;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#57112E",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF2F6",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#F9DCE8",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F1BBD2",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E38CB0",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#D06290",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B53F71",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#8B375A",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#622C43",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#41202E",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#28161D",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}