#511920#511920

#511920 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.5% C 0.084 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511920
RGB	rgb(81, 25, 32)
HSL	hsl(353, 53%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(353, 69%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 60.5%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.14, 26.79, 9.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.14, 28.39, 19.33°)
OKLab	oklab(30.47% 0.0804 0.0234)
OKLCH	oklch(30.47% 0.084 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.0020, 2.5494, 1.6476)
Luminance	0.0255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511920 #19514A

analogous

#51193C #511920 #512E19

triadic

#511920 #205119 #192051

tetradic

#511920 #3C5119 #19514A #2E1951

square

#511920 #3C5119 #19514A #2E1951

split-complementary

#511920 #19512E #193C51

monochromatic

#170709 #220B0E #511920 #802732 #AF3645

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.91

#511920 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#511920 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511920

13.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511920	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511920	1.00	13.91	1.51	13.91
#FFFFFF	13.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35311F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#590F1C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511920;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 25, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.5% 0.084 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86595b',
    500: '#511920',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511920;
$custom-light: #86595b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511920",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.5,
    "s": 52.83,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30472,
    "c": 0.08375,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511920

secondary

#3E877E

accent

#DCCA4C

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0404

muted

#7D7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #511920

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

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