#511117#511117

#511117 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.2% C 0.094 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511117
RGB	rgb(81, 17, 23)
HSL	hsl(354, 65%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(354, 79%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79%, 71.6%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.57, 29.83, 13.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.57, 32.83, 24.69°)
OKLab	oklab(29.23% 0.0882 0.0325)
OKLCH	oklch(29.23% 0.094 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.7488, 2.2126, 1.0401)
Luminance	0.0221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511117 #11514B

analogous

#511137 #511117 #512B11

triadic

#511117 #175111 #111751

tetradic

#511117 #375111 #11514B #2B1151

square

#511117 #375111 #11514B #2B1151

split-complementary

#511117 #11512B #113751

monochromatic

#190507 #1E0609 #511117 #841C25 #B62634

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.56

#511117 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#511117 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511117

14.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511117	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511117	1.00	14.56	1.44	14.56
#FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#232017

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332E15

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A0014

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511117;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 17, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.2% 0.094 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875553',
    500: '#511117',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511117;
$custom-light: #875553;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511117",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.375,
    "s": 65.306,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29232,
    "c": 0.09404,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511117

secondary

#348A82

accent

#E8D840

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #511117

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

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