#501516#501516

#501516 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.088 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501516
RGB	rgb(80, 21, 22)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 72.5%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.99, 27.59, 14.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.99, 31.35, 28.38°)
OKLab	oklab(29.5% 0.081 0.0351)
OKLCH	oklch(29.5% 0.088 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.7216, 2.3003, 1.0069)
Luminance	0.0230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501516 #15504F

analogous

#501534 #501516 #503215

triadic

#501516 #165015 #151650

tetradic

#501516 #345015 #15504F #321550

square

#501516 #345015 #15504F #321550

split-complementary

#501516 #155032 #153450

monochromatic

#180607 #200809 #501516 #802223 #B12E31

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.38

#501516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#501516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501516

14.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501516	1.00	14.38	1.46	14.38
#FFFFFF	14.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252216

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342F14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#580616

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 21, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.088 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865653',
    500: '#501516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501516;
$custom-light: #865653;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.983,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29504,
    "c": 0.0883,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501516

secondary

#398886

accent

#E2DF46

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #501516

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

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