#501512#501512

#501512 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.089 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501512
RGB	rgb(80, 21, 18)
HSL	hsl(3, 63%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 77.5%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.92, 27.34, 17.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.92, 32.44, 32.56°)
OKLab	oklab(29.43% 0.0793 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(29.43% 0.089 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.6860, 2.2860, 0.8193)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501512 #124D50

analogous

#50122E #501512 #503412

triadic

#501512 #125015 #151250

tetradic

#501512 #2E5012 #124D50 #341250

square

#501512 #2E5012 #124D50 #341250

split-complementary

#501512 #125034 #122E50

monochromatic

#190706 #1E0807 #501512 #82221D #B42F28

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.41

#501512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#501512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501512

14.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501512	1.00	14.41	1.46	14.41
#FFFFFF	14.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252211

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342E10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#590515

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 21, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.089 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875650',
    500: '#501512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501512;
$custom-light: #875650;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.903,
    "s": 63.265,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29431,
    "c": 0.08893,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501512

secondary

#358589

accent

#DEE641

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #501512

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

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