#521515#521515

#521515 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.9% C 0.091 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521515
RGB	rgb(82, 21, 21)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 74.4%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.39, 28.29, 16.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.39, 32.59, 29.76°)
OKLab	oklab(29.87% 0.0827 0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(29.87% 0.091 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(3.8836, 2.3849, 0.9652)
Luminance	0.0238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521515 #155252

analogous

#521533 #521515 #523315

triadic

#521515 #155215 #151552

tetradic

#521515 #335215 #155252 #331552

square

#521515 #335215 #155252 #331552

split-complementary

#521515 #155233 #153352

monochromatic

#180606 #210909 #521515 #832121 #B32E2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.22

#521515 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#521515 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521515

14.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521515	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521515	1.00	14.22	1.48	14.22
#FFFFFF	14.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262214

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353013

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B0516

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521515;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 21, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.9% 0.091 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885752',
    500: '#521515',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521515;
$custom-light: #885752;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521515",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29874,
    "c": 0.09092,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521515

secondary

#398A8A

accent

#E2E245

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #521515

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

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