#51242C#51242C

#51242C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.068 H 10.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51242C
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 44)
HSL	hsl(349, 38%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(349, 56%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 45.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.80, 21.97, 4.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.80, 22.46, 12.03°)
OKLab	oklab(32.58% 0.0666 0.0122)
OKLCH	oklch(32.58% 0.068 10.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.4791, 3.1934, 2.7629)
Luminance	0.0319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51242C #245149

analogous

#512442 #51242C #513224

triadic

#51242C #2C5124 #242C51

tetradic

#51242C #425124 #245149 #322451

square

#51242C #425124 #245149 #322451

split-complementary

#51242C #245132 #244251

monochromatic

#15090C #271115 #51242C #7B3743 #A64A5A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.82

#51242C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#51242C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51242C

12.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51242C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51242C	1.00	12.82	1.64	12.82
#FFFFFF	12.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2D2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38352B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#581F27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51242c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.068 10.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846064',
    500: '#51242c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51242c;
$custom-light: #846064;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51242c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.333,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32579,
    "c": 0.06774,
    "h": 10.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51242C

secondary

#4C857B

accent

#CEBA59

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#EFE9EB

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0505

muted

#7C797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #51242C

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

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