#512227#512227

#512227 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.071 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512227
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 39)
HSL	hsl(354, 41%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(354, 58%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 51.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.20, 22.55, 7.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.20, 23.70, 17.97°)
OKLab	oklab(32.08% 0.068 0.0187)
OKLCH	oklch(32.08% 0.071 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.3319, 3.0403, 2.2778)
Luminance	0.0304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512227 #22514C

analogous

#51223F #512227 #513422

triadic

#512227 #275122 #222751

tetradic

#512227 #3F5122 #22514C #342251

square

#512227 #3F5122 #22514C #342251

split-complementary

#512227 #225134 #223F51

monochromatic

#16090A #261012 #512227 #7C343C #A74651

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.06

#512227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#512227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512227

13.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512227	1.00	13.06	1.61	13.06
#FFFFFF	13.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#383426

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#581C24

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.071 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855f60',
    500: '#512227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512227;
$custom-light: #855f60;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.617,
    "s": 40.87,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32082,
    "c": 0.07053,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512227

secondary

#4A857F

accent

#D1C457

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0B0405

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #512227

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

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