#514542#514542

#514542 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.017 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514542
RGB	rgb(81, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(12, 10%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(12, 19%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 18.5%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.40, 4.53, 3.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.40, 5.85, 39.22°)
OKLab	oklab(40.17% 0.0142 0.0097)
OKLCH	oklch(40.17% 0.017 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.5048, 6.3991, 6.0457)
Luminance	0.0640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514542 #424E51

analogous

#514247 #514542 #514D42

triadic

#514542 #425145 #454251

tetradic

#514542 #475142 #424E51 #4D4251

square

#514542 #475142 #424E51 #4D4251

split-complementary

#514542 #42514D #424751

monochromatic

#110E0E #2F2827 #514542 #73625D #937F7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.21

#514542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#514542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514542

9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514542	1.00	9.21	2.28	9.21
#FFFFFF	9.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544444

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.017 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827876',
    500: '#514542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514542;
$custom-light: #827876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 10.204,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4017,
    "c": 0.01724,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514542

secondary

#6F7D80

accent

#A7B375

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0908

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #514542

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

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