#512E0E#512E0E

#512E0E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.068 H 59.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#512E0E
RGB	rgb(81, 46, 14)
HSL	hsl(29, 71%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(29, 83%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.2%, 82.7%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.78, 13.07, 26.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.78, 29.43, 63.64°)
OKLab	oklab(33.91% 0.0347 0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(33.91% 0.068 59.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.4500, 3.7355, 0.9020)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#512E0E #0E3151

analogous

#510E0F #512E0E #514F0E

triadic

#512E0E #0E512E #2E0E51

tetradic

#512E0E #0F510E #0E3151 #4F0E51

square

#512E0E #0F510E #0E3151 #4F0E51

split-complementary

#512E0E #0E514F #0E0F51

monochromatic

#1A0F05 #1D1005 #512E0E #854C17 #B96920

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.02

#512E0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#512E0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #512E0E

12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##512E0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##512E0E	1.00	12.02	1.75	12.02
#FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39320A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413A0E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#592627

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #512e0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 46, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.068 59.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86674e',
    500: '#512e0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #512e0e;
$custom-light: #86674e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#512e0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.657,
    "s": 70.526,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33911,
    "c": 0.0678,
    "h": 59.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#512E0E

secondary

#2F5F8C

accent

#98ED3A

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0C0602

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #512E0E

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

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