#512228#512228

#512228 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.071 H 14.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512228
RGB	rgb(81, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(352, 41%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(352, 58%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58%, 50.6%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.23, 22.66, 6.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.23, 23.62, 16.37°)
OKLab	oklab(32.11% 0.0685 0.0171)
OKLCH	oklch(32.11% 0.071 14)
XYZ	xyz(4.3487, 3.0471, 2.3662)
Luminance	0.0305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512228 #22514B

analogous

#512240 #512228 #513322

triadic

#512228 #285122 #222851

tetradic

#512228 #405122 #22514B #332251

square

#512228 #405122 #22514B #332251

split-complementary

#512228 #225133 #224051

monochromatic

#16090B #261013 #512228 #7C343D #A74653

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.05

#512228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#512228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512228

13.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512228	1.00	13.05	1.61	13.05
#FFFFFF	13.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2B28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#383427

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#581C24

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.071 14.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855f61',
    500: '#512228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512228;
$custom-light: #855f61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.34,
    "s": 40.87,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32111,
    "c": 0.07057,
    "h": 14
  },
  "luminance": 0.03047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512228

secondary

#4A857D

accent

#D1C157

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9E9

border

#CAC5C5

text

#0B0405

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #512228

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

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