#512C0C#512C0C

#512C0C is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.070 H 57.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512C0C
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 12)
HSL	hsl(28, 74%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(28, 85%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 85.2%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.22, 14.24, 26.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.22, 30.30, 61.97°)
OKLab	oklab(33.48% 0.0378 0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(33.48% 0.07 57.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.3608, 3.5777, 0.8087)
Luminance	0.0358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512C0C #0C3151

analogous

#510C0E #512C0C #514E0C

triadic

#512C0C #0C512C #2C0C51

tetradic

#512C0C #0E510C #0C3151 #4E0C51

square

#512C0C #0E510C #0C3151 #4E0C51

split-complementary

#512C0C #0C514E #0C0E51

monochromatic

#1B0E04 #1C0F04 #512C0C #864914 #BC661C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.24

#512C0C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#512C0C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512C0C

12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512C0C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512C0C	1.00	12.24	1.72	12.24
#FFFFFF	12.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373008

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40380C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#592425

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512c0c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.070 57.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86654d',
    500: '#512c0c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512c0c;
$custom-light: #86654d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512c0c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.826,
    "s": 74.194,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33478,
    "c": 0.06989,
    "h": 57.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512C0C

secondary

#2C608C

accent

#9BF137

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0C0501

muted

#7D7A77

Preview Lab

Preview with #512C0C

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

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