#511E0E#511E0E

#511E0E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 30.9% C 0.081 H 37.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#511E0E
RGB	rgb(81, 30, 14)
HSL	hsl(14, 71%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(14, 83%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63%, 82.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.84, 22.82, 22.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.84, 31.72, 43.99°)
OKLab	oklab(30.9% 0.0642 0.0496)
OKLCH	oklch(30.9% 0.081 37.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.9373, 2.7101, 0.7312)
Luminance	0.0271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#511E0E #0E4151

analogous

#510E1F #511E0E #513F0E

triadic

#511E0E #0E511E #1E0E51

tetradic

#511E0E #1F510E #0E4151 #3F0E51

square

#511E0E #1F510E #0E4151 #3F0E51

split-complementary

#511E0E #0E513F #0E1F51

monochromatic

#1A0A05 #1D0B05 #511E0E #853117 #B94520

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.62

#511E0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#511E0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #511E0E

13.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##511E0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##511E0E	1.00	13.62	1.54	13.62
#FFFFFF	13.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C270C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39320C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A131B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #511e0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 30, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.9% 0.081 37.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875c4d',
    500: '#511e0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #511e0e;
$custom-light: #875c4d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#511e0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.328,
    "s": 70.526,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30899,
    "c": 0.08109,
    "h": 37.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#511E0E

secondary

#2F758C

accent

#C3ED3A

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0401

muted

#7D7977

Preview Lab

Preview with #511E0E

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

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