#512012#512012

#512012 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.028; OKLCH L 31.3% C 0.078 H 36.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512012
RGB	rgb(81, 32, 18)
HSL	hsl(13, 64%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(13, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 77.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.34, 21.89, 20.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.34, 29.91, 42.95°)
OKLab	oklab(31.29% 0.0622 0.0464)
OKLCH	oklch(31.29% 0.078 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.0194, 2.8265, 0.9061)
Luminance	0.0283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512012 #124351

analogous

#511224 #512012 #514012

triadic

#512012 #125120 #201251

tetradic

#512012 #245112 #124351 #401251

square

#512012 #245112 #124351 #401251

split-complementary

#512012 #125140 #122451

monochromatic

#190A06 #1F0C07 #512012 #83341D #B54828

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.42

#512012 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.57

#512012 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512012

13.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512012	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512012	1.00	13.42	1.57	13.42
#FFFFFF	13.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2810

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#393311

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A161D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512012;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 32, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.3% 0.078 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875d50',
    500: '#512012',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512012;
$custom-light: #875d50;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512012",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.333,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31289,
    "c": 0.07757,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512012

secondary

#35778A

accent

#C2E741

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0402

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #512012

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

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