#512124#512124

#512124 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 31.8% C 0.072 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512124
RGB	rgb(81, 33, 36)
HSL	hsl(356, 42%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(356, 59%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.3%, 55.6%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.90, 22.80, 8.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.90, 24.50, 21.51°)
OKLab	oklab(31.83% 0.0684 0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(31.83% 0.072 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.2560, 2.9649, 2.0169)
Luminance	0.0296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512124 #21514E

analogous

#51213C #512124 #513621

triadic

#512124 #245121 #212451

tetradic

#512124 #3C5121 #21514E #362151

square

#512124 #3C5121 #21514E #362151

split-complementary

#512124 #215136 #213C51

monochromatic

#16090A #260F11 #512124 #7C3337 #A8444B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.18

#512124 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#512124 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512124

13.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512124	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512124	1.00	13.18	1.59	13.18
#FFFFFF	13.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2A24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#383423

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#591A22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512124;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 33, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.8% 0.072 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855e5e',
    500: '#512124',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512124;
$custom-light: #855e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512124",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 42.105,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31829,
    "c": 0.07207,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512124

secondary

#498581

accent

#D2CA56

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0B0404

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #512124

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

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