#511612#511612

#511612 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.089 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511612
RGB	rgb(81, 22, 18)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 77.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.31, 27.25, 17.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.31, 32.64, 33.42°)
OKLab	oklab(29.76% 0.0789 0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(29.76% 0.089 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.7898, 2.3674, 0.8295)
Luminance	0.0237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511612 #124D51

analogous

#51122E #511612 #513612

triadic

#511612 #125116 #161251

tetradic

#511612 #2E5112 #124D51 #361251

square

#511612 #2E5112 #124D51 #361251

split-complementary

#511612 #125136 #122E51

monochromatic

#190706 #1F0807 #511612 #83241D #B53128

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.25

#511612 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#511612 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511612

14.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511612	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511612	1.00	14.25	1.47	14.25
#FFFFFF	14.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262211

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#352F10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A0616

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511612;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 22, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.089 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875750',
    500: '#511612',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511612;
$custom-light: #875750;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511612",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.81,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29759,
    "c": 0.08904,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511612

secondary

#35848A

accent

#DCE741

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #511612

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

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