#501511#501511

#501511 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.089 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501511
RGB	rgb(80, 21, 17)
HSL	hsl(4, 65%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 78.8%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.91, 27.28, 18.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.91, 32.70, 33.46°)
OKLab	oklab(29.41% 0.0789 0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(29.41% 0.089 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.6780, 2.2828, 0.7772)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501511 #114C50

analogous

#50112D #501511 #503511

triadic

#501511 #115015 #151150

tetradic

#501511 #2D5011 #114C50 #351150

square

#501511 #2D5011 #114C50 #351150

split-complementary

#501511 #115035 #112D50

monochromatic

#190705 #1E0806 #501511 #82221C #B53026

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.42

#501511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#501511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501511

14.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501511	1.00	14.42	1.46	14.42
#FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262210

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342E0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#590515

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 21, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.089 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87564f',
    500: '#501511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501511;
$custom-light: #87564f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.81,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29414,
    "c": 0.08912,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501511

secondary

#338489

accent

#DDE840

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #501511

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

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