#521512#521512

#521512 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.091 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521512
RGB	rgb(82, 21, 18)
HSL	hsl(3, 64%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(3, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 78%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.34, 28.12, 18.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.34, 33.42, 32.72°)
OKLab	oklab(29.82% 0.0815 0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(29.82% 0.091 27)
XYZ	xyz(3.8574, 2.3744, 0.8273)
Luminance	0.0237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521512 #124F52

analogous

#52122F #521512 #523512

triadic

#521512 #125215 #151252

tetradic

#521512 #2F5212 #124F52 #351252

square

#521512 #2F5212 #124F52 #351252

split-complementary

#521512 #125235 #122F52

monochromatic

#190606 #200807 #521512 #84221D #B62F28

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.24

#521512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#521512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521512

14.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521512	1.00	14.24	1.47	14.24
#FFFFFF	14.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262211

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#352F10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B0415

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 21, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.091 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885750',
    500: '#521512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521512;
$custom-light: #885750;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.813,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29822,
    "c": 0.0914,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.02374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521512

secondary

#35878B

accent

#DFE741

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #521512

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

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