#501718#501718

#501718 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.086 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501718
RGB	rgb(80, 23, 24)
HSL	hsl(359, 55%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(359, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 70%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.39, 26.75, 14.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.39, 30.19, 27.63°)
OKLab	oklab(29.82% 0.0788 0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(29.82% 0.086 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.7799, 2.3847, 1.1252)
Luminance	0.0238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501718 #17504F

analogous

#501735 #501718 #503217

triadic

#501718 #185017 #171850

tetradic

#501718 #355017 #17504F #321750

square

#501718 #355017 #17504F #321750

split-complementary

#501718 #175032 #173550

monochromatic

#180707 #20090A #501718 #802526 #AF3235

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.22

#501718 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#501718 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501718

14.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501718	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501718	1.00	14.22	1.48	14.22
#FFFFFF	14.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342F16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#580A18

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501718;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 23, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.086 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865854',
    500: '#501718',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501718;
$custom-light: #865854;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501718",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.947,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29815,
    "c": 0.0856,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501718

secondary

#3C8786

accent

#DFDC49

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #501718

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

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