#520D0D#520D0D

#520D0D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 28.8% C 0.100 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#520D0D
RGB	rgb(82, 13, 13)
HSL	hsl(0, 73%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(0, 84%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 84.1%, 84.1%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.06, 31.21, 19.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.06, 36.65, 31.60°)
OKLab	oklab(28.84% 0.09 0.0443)
OKLCH	oklch(28.84% 0.1 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.6967, 2.1113, 0.5936)
Luminance	0.0211 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#520D0D #0D5252

analogous

#520D2F #520D0D #522F0D

triadic

#520D0D #0D520D #0D0D52

tetradic

#520D0D #2F520D #0D5252 #2F0D52

square

#520D0D #2F520D #0D5252 #2F0D52

split-complementary

#520D0D #0D522F #0D2F52

monochromatic

#1A0404 #1D0505 #520D0D #871515 #BC1E1E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.77

#520D0D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#520D0D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #520D0D

14.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##520D0D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##520D0D	1.00	14.77	1.42	14.77
#FFFFFF	14.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#221E0C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#332D0A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B000E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #520d0d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 13, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.8% 0.100 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89534c',
    500: '#520d0d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #520d0d;
$custom-light: #89534c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#520d0d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 13,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 72.632,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28844,
    "c": 0.10029,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#520D0D

secondary

#2E8D8D

accent

#EFEF38

background

#F9F4F4

surface

#F1E7E7

border

#CBC3C3

text

#0D0301

muted

#7E7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #520D0D

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

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