#501B0C#501B0C

#501B0C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.084 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#501B0C
RGB	rgb(80, 27, 12)
HSL	hsl(13, 74%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(13, 85%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 85%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.99, 23.95, 21.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.99, 32.48, 42.49°)
OKLab	oklab(30.21% 0.0673 0.0496)
OKLCH	oklch(30.21% 0.084 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(3.7670, 2.5164, 0.6351)
Luminance	0.0252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#501B0C #0C4150

analogous

#500C1F #501B0C #503D0C

triadic

#501B0C #0C501B #1B0C50

tetradic

#501B0C #1F500C #0C4150 #3D0C50

square

#501B0C #1F500C #0C4150 #3D0C50

split-complementary

#501B0C #0C503D #0C1F50

monochromatic

#1B0904 #1B0904 #501B0C #852D14 #BA3F1C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.97

#501B0C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#501B0C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #501B0C

13.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##501B0C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##501B0C	1.00	13.97	1.50	13.97
#FFFFFF	13.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A250A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37300A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#590E18

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #501b0c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 27, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.084 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875a4c',
    500: '#501b0c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #501b0c;
$custom-light: #875a4c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#501b0c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.235,
    "s": 73.913,
    "l": 18.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30211,
    "c": 0.08366,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#501B0C

secondary

#2C768B

accent

#C8F137

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0401

muted

#7D7977

Preview Lab

Preview with #501B0C

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

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