#451516#451516

#451516 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 27.4% C 0.074 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#451516
RGB	rgb(69, 21, 22)
HSL	hsl(359, 53%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(359, 70%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 68.1%, 72.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.73, 23.18, 11.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.73, 25.91, 26.53°)
OKLab	oklab(27.39% 0.0686 0.028)
OKLCH	oklch(27.39% 0.074 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.8675, 1.8598, 0.9669)
Luminance	0.0186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#451516 #154544

analogous

#45152E #451516 #452C15

triadic

#451516 #164515 #151645

tetradic

#451516 #2E4515 #154544 #2C1545

square

#451516 #2E4515 #154544 #2C1545

split-complementary

#451516 #15452C #152E45

monochromatic

#170707 #170707 #451516 #742325 #A33234

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.31

#451516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#451516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #451516

15.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##451516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##451516	1.00	15.31	1.37	15.31
#FFFFFF	15.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#211F16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D2915

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C0B16

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #451516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 21, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.4% 0.074 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d5552',
    500: '#451516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #451516;
$custom-light: #7d5552;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#451516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.75,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 17.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27388,
    "c": 0.07411,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.01859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#451516

secondary

#397D7B

accent

#DDDA4B

background

#F7F5F4

surface

#EEE9E7

border

#C9C5C3

text

#0A0302

muted

#7C7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #451516

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

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