#51242A#51242A

#51242A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.068 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51242A
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(352, 38%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(352, 56%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 48.1%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.75, 21.72, 5.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.75, 22.53, 15.41°)
OKLab	oklab(32.52% 0.0657 0.0155)
OKLCH	oklch(32.52% 0.068 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.4424, 3.1787, 2.5696)
Luminance	0.0318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51242A #24514B

analogous

#512440 #51242A #513424

triadic

#51242A #2A5124 #242A51

tetradic

#51242A #405124 #24514B #342451

square

#51242A #405124 #24514B #342451

split-complementary

#51242A #245134 #244051

monochromatic

#15090B #271114 #51242A #7B3740 #A64A56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.84

#51242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#51242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51242A

12.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51242A	1.00	12.84	1.64	12.84
#FFFFFF	12.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2C2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#383529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#581F26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.068 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846063',
    500: '#51242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51242a;
$custom-light: #846063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32518,
    "c": 0.06751,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51242A

secondary

#4C857D

accent

#CEBF59

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#EFE9EA

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0505

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #51242A

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

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