#501212#501212

#501212 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.092 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501212
RGB	rgb(80, 18, 18)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 77.5%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.42, 28.72, 16.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.42, 33.29, 30.37°)
OKLab	oklab(29.05% 0.0836 0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(29.05% 0.092 25)
XYZ	xyz(3.6342, 2.1823, 0.8020)
Luminance	0.0218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501212 #125050

analogous

#501231 #501212 #503112

triadic

#501212 #125012 #121250

tetradic

#501212 #315012 #125050 #311250

square

#501212 #315012 #125050 #311250

split-complementary

#501212 #125031 #123150

monochromatic

#190606 #1E0707 #501212 #821D1D #B42828

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.62

#501212 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#501212 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501212

14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501212	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501212	1.00	14.62	1.44	14.62
#FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242011

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332E10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#590113

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501212;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 18, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.092 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87554f',
    500: '#501212',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501212;
$custom-light: #87554f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501212",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.265,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29053,
    "c": 0.09228,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.02182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501212

secondary

#358989

accent

#E6E641

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #501212

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

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