#512116#512116

#512116 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.029; OKLCH L 31.5% C 0.075 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512116
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 22)
HSL	hsl(11, 57%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(11, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 72.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.62, 21.57, 18.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.62, 28.18, 40.07°)
OKLab	oklab(31.52% 0.062 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(31.52% 0.075 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.0824, 2.8955, 1.1028)
Luminance	0.0290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512116 #164651

analogous

#511629 #512116 #513E16

triadic

#512116 #165121 #211651

tetradic

#512116 #295116 #164651 #3E1651

square

#512116 #295116 #164651 #3E1651

split-complementary

#512116 #16513E #162951

monochromatic

#180A07 #210D09 #512116 #813523 #B14830

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.30

#512116 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.58

#512116 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512116

13.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512116	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512116	1.00	13.30	1.58	13.30
#FFFFFF	13.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E2915

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#393315

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#59181F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2F2F2F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512116;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.5% 0.075 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865e53',
    500: '#512116',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512116;
$custom-light: #865e53;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512116",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.186,
    "s": 57.282,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31524,
    "c": 0.07506,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512116

secondary

#3A7A88

accent

#C4E147

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0402

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #512116

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

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