#521212#521212

#521212 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.095 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521212
RGB	rgb(82, 18, 18)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 78%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.85, 29.47, 17.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.85, 34.25, 30.65°)
OKLab	oklab(29.45% 0.0857 0.0402)
OKLCH	oklch(29.45% 0.095 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.8056, 2.2707, 0.8101)
Luminance	0.0227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521212 #125252

analogous

#521232 #521212 #523212

triadic

#521212 #125212 #121252

tetradic

#521212 #325212 #125252 #321252

square

#521212 #325212 #125252 #321252

split-complementary

#521212 #125232 #123252

monochromatic

#190606 #200707 #521212 #841D1D #B62828

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.44

#521212 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#521212 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521212

14.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521212	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521212	1.00	14.44	1.45	14.44
#FFFFFF	14.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242111

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342F10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B0013

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521212;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 18, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.095 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885550',
    500: '#521212',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521212;
$custom-light: #885550;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521212",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29454,
    "c": 0.09468,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521212

secondary

#358B8B

accent

#E7E741

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #521212

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

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