#512C29#512C29

#512C29 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.055 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512C29
RGB	rgb(81, 44, 41)
HSL	hsl(5, 33%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(5, 49%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 49.4%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.69, 16.67, 9.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.69, 19.12, 29.33°)
OKLab	oklab(33.99% 0.0501 0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(33.99% 0.055 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.6945, 3.7112, 2.5665)
Luminance	0.0371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512C29 #294E51

analogous

#51293A #512C29 #514029

triadic

#512C29 #29512C #2C2951

tetradic

#512C29 #3A5129 #294E51 #402951

square

#512C29 #3A5129 #294E51 #402951

split-complementary

#512C29 #295140 #293A51

monochromatic

#140B0A #281614 #512C29 #7A423E #A25852

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.05

#512C29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#512C29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512C29

12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512C29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512C29	1.00	12.05	1.74	12.05
#FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#343229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D3928

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58272B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512c29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 44, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.055 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846562',
    500: '#512c29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512c29;
$custom-light: #846562;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512c29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.5,
    "s": 32.787,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3399,
    "c": 0.05538,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512C29

secondary

#528083

accent

#C1C95F

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#EFEBEA

border

#CAC6C6

text

#0B0605

muted

#7C7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #512C29

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

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