#514545#514545

#514545 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.016 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#514545
RGB	rgb(81, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 8%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(0, 15%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 14.8%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.49, 5.10, 1.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.49, 5.44, 20.30°)
OKLab	oklab(40.27% 0.0156 0.005)
OKLCH	oklch(40.27% 0.016 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.5956, 6.4354, 6.5238)
Luminance	0.0644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#514545 #455151

analogous

#51454B #514545 #514B45

triadic

#514545 #455145 #454551

tetradic

#514545 #4B5145 #455151 #4B4551

square

#514545 #4B5145 #455151 #4B4551

split-complementary

#514545 #45514B #454B51

monochromatic

#110E0E #302929 #514545 #726161 #927F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#514545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#514545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #514545

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##514545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##514545	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474645

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4945

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#544445

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #514545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(81, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.016 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827878',
    500: '#514545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #514545;
$custom-light: #827878;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#514545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 81,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 8,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40267,
    "c": 0.01642,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#514545

secondary

#728080

accent

#B1B177

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0909

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #514545

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

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