#451C22#451C22

#451C22 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 28.9% C 0.063 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#451C22
RGB	rgb(69, 28, 34)
HSL	hsl(351, 42%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(351, 59%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 50.7%, 72.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.56, 20.40, 5.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.56, 21.12, 14.93°)
OKLab	oklab(28.86% 0.0617 0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(28.86% 0.063 12.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.1584, 2.2115, 1.7736)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#451C22 #1C453F

analogous

#451C37 #451C22 #452B1C

triadic

#451C22 #22451C #1C2245

tetradic

#451C22 #37451C #1C453F #2B1C45

square

#451C22 #37451C #1C453F #2B1C45

split-complementary

#451C22 #1C452B #1C3745

monochromatic

#16090B #190A0D #451C22 #712E37 #9C3F4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.56

#451C22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#451C22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #451C22

14.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##451C22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##451C22	1.00	14.56	1.44	14.56
#FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242422

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F2C21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B171E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #451c22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 28, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.9% 0.063 12.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b5a5c',
    500: '#451c22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #451c22;
$custom-light: #7b5a5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#451c22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.22,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2886,
    "c": 0.0633,
    "h": 12.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#451C22

secondary

#427A72

accent

#D2C056

background

#F7F5F5

surface

#EEE9E9

border

#C9C5C5

text

#0A0404

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #451C22

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

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