#511512#511512

#511512 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.090 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511512
RGB	rgb(81, 21, 18)
HSL	hsl(3, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 77.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.13, 27.73, 17.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.13, 32.93, 32.64°)
OKLab	oklab(29.63% 0.0804 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(29.63% 0.09 27)
XYZ	xyz(3.7711, 2.3299, 0.8233)
Luminance	0.0233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511512 #124E51

analogous

#51122F #511512 #513512

triadic

#511512 #125115 #151251

tetradic

#511512 #2F5112 #124E51 #351251

square

#511512 #2F5112 #124E51 #351251

split-complementary

#511512 #125135 #122F51

monochromatic

#190606 #1F0807 #511512 #83221D #B52F28

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.33

#511512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#511512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511512

14.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511512	1.00	14.33	1.47	14.33
#FFFFFF	14.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262211

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#352F10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A0515

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 21, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.090 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875650',
    500: '#511512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511512;
$custom-light: #875650;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.857,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29626,
    "c": 0.09017,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.02329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511512

secondary

#35868A

accent

#DFE741

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #511512

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

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