#521216#521216

#521216 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.094 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521216
RGB	rgb(82, 18, 22)
HSL	hsl(356, 64%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 73.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.92, 29.70, 14.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.92, 33.23, 26.64°)
OKLab	oklab(29.53% 0.0874 0.035)
OKLCH	oklch(29.53% 0.094 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.8412, 2.2849, 0.9977)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521216 #12524E

analogous

#521236 #521216 #522E12

triadic

#521216 #165212 #121652

tetradic

#521216 #365212 #12524E #2E1252

square

#521216 #365212 #12524E #2E1252

split-complementary

#521216 #12522E #123652

monochromatic

#190607 #200709 #521216 #841D23 #B62831

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.42

#521216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#521216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521216

14.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521216	1.00	14.42	1.46	14.42
#FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#242116

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342F14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B0114

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 18, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.094 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885553',
    500: '#521216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521216;
$custom-light: #885553;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.25,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29527,
    "c": 0.0942,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521216

secondary

#358B85

accent

#E7DD41

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #521216

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

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