#511216#511216

#511216 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.3% C 0.093 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511216
RGB	rgb(81, 18, 22)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.70, 29.34, 14.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.70, 32.76, 26.44°)
OKLab	oklab(29.33% 0.0864 0.0344)
OKLCH	oklch(29.33% 0.093 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.7549, 2.2404, 0.9936)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511216 #12514D

analogous

#511236 #511216 #512E12

triadic

#511216 #165112 #121651

tetradic

#511216 #365112 #12514D #2E1251

square

#511216 #365112 #12514D #2E1251

split-complementary

#511216 #12512E #123651

monochromatic

#190607 #1F0708 #511216 #831D24 #B52831

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.50

#511216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#511216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511216

14.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511216	1.00	14.50	1.45	14.50
#FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242116

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332E14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A0114

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 18, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.3% 0.093 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875553',
    500: '#511216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511216;
$custom-light: #875553;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.19,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29327,
    "c": 0.093,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511216

secondary

#358A84

accent

#E7DC41

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #511216

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

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