#521511#521511

#521511 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.092 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521511
RGB	rgb(82, 21, 17)
HSL	hsl(4, 66%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(4, 79%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 79.3%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.33, 28.06, 18.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.33, 33.69, 33.60°)
OKLab	oklab(29.81% 0.081 0.0427)
OKLCH	oklch(29.81% 0.092 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.8494, 2.3712, 0.7852)
Luminance	0.0237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521511 #114E52

analogous

#52112E #521511 #523611

triadic

#521511 #115215 #151152

tetradic

#521511 #2E5211 #114E52 #361152

square

#521511 #2E5211 #114E52 #361152

split-complementary

#521511 #115236 #112E52

monochromatic

#190605 #1F0806 #521511 #85221C #B72F26

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.25

#521511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#521511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521511

14.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521511	1.00	14.25	1.47	14.25
#FFFFFF	14.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262210

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#352F0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B0415

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 21, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.092 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88574f',
    500: '#521511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521511;
$custom-light: #88574f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.692,
    "s": 65.657,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29806,
    "c": 0.09159,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521511

secondary

#34868B

accent

#DEE93F

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #521511

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

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