#51242E#51242E

#51242E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.068 H 7.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#51242E
RGB	rgb(81, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(347, 38%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(347, 56%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 43.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.86, 22.23, 3.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.86, 22.49, 8.64°)
OKLab	oklab(32.64% 0.0675 0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(32.64% 0.068 7.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.5176, 3.2088, 2.9657)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#51242E #245147

analogous

#512444 #51242E #513024

triadic

#51242E #2E5124 #242E51

tetradic

#51242E #445124 #245147 #302451

square

#51242E #445124 #245147 #302451

split-complementary

#51242E #245130 #244451

monochromatic

#15090C #271116 #51242E #7B3746 #A64A5E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.79

#51242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#51242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #51242E

12.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##51242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##51242E	1.00	12.79	1.64	12.79
#FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38352D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#581F28

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #51242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.068 7.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846066',
    500: '#51242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #51242e;
$custom-light: #846066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#51242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.667,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32643,
    "c": 0.06811,
    "h": 7.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#51242E

secondary

#4C8578

accent

#CEB459

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#EFE9EB

border

#CAC5C6

text

#0B0506

muted

#7C797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #51242E

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

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