#511218#511218

#511218 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.093 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511218
RGB	rgb(81, 18, 24)
HSL	hsl(354, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(354, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 70.4%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.74, 29.47, 13.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.74, 32.30, 24.17°)
OKLab	oklab(29.37% 0.0873 0.0316)
OKLCH	oklch(29.37% 0.093 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.7749, 2.2484, 1.0992)
Luminance	0.0225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511218 #12514B

analogous

#511238 #511218 #512C12

triadic

#511218 #185112 #121851

tetradic

#511218 #385112 #12514B #2C1251

square

#511218 #385112 #12514B #2C1251

split-complementary

#511218 #12512C #123851

monochromatic

#190607 #1F0709 #511218 #831D27 #B52836

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.49

#511218 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#511218 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511218

14.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511218	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511218	1.00	14.49	1.45	14.49
#FFFFFF	14.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#232118

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332E16

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A0215

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511218;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 18, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.093 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875554',
    500: '#511218',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511218;
$custom-light: #875554;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511218",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.286,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29369,
    "c": 0.09285,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511218

secondary

#358A82

accent

#E7D741

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #511218

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

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