#51121C#51121C

#51121C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.093 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51121C
RGB	rgb(81, 18, 28)
HSL	hsl(350, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(350, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 65.4%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.83, 29.77, 10.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.83, 31.56, 19.40°)
OKLab	oklab(29.46% 0.0891 0.0257)
OKLCH	oklch(29.46% 0.093 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.8196, 2.2663, 1.3347)
Luminance	0.0227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51121C #125147

analogous

#51123C #51121C #512812

triadic

#51121C #1C5112 #121C51

tetradic

#51121C #3C5112 #125147 #281251

square

#51121C #3C5112 #125147 #281251

split-complementary

#51121C #125128 #123C51

monochromatic

#190609 #1F070B #51121C #831D2D #B5283F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#51121C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#51121C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51121C

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51121C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51121C	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23211C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332E1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#590316

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51121c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 18, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.093 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875557',
    500: '#51121c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51121c;
$custom-light: #875557;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51121c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.476,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29461,
    "c": 0.09277,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51121C

secondary

#358A7C

accent

#E7CC41

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0303

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #51121C

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

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