#501717#501717

#501717 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.086 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501717
RGB	rgb(80, 23, 23)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 71.2%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.37, 26.68, 14.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.37, 30.45, 28.82°)
OKLab	oklab(29.79% 0.0784 0.0348)
OKLCH	oklch(29.79% 0.086 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.7697, 2.3807, 1.0715)
Luminance	0.0238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501717 #175050

analogous

#501733 #501717 #503317

triadic

#501717 #175017 #171750

tetradic

#501717 #335017 #175050 #331750

square

#501717 #335017 #175050 #331750

split-complementary

#501717 #175033 #173350

monochromatic

#180707 #200909 #501717 #802525 #AF3232

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.23

#501717 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#501717 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501717

14.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501717	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501717	1.00	14.23	1.48	14.23
#FFFFFF	14.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262316

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342F15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#580A18

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501717;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 23, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.086 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865853',
    500: '#501717',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501717;
$custom-light: #865853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501717",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29794,
    "c": 0.08573,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501717

secondary

#3C8787

accent

#DFDF49

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #501717

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

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