#521516#521516

#521516 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.9% C 0.091 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521516
RGB	rgb(82, 21, 22)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 73.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.41, 28.36, 15.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.41, 32.32, 28.67°)
OKLab	oklab(29.89% 0.0832 0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(29.89% 0.091 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.8931, 2.3887, 1.0150)
Luminance	0.0239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521516 #155251

analogous

#521535 #521516 #523215

triadic

#521516 #165215 #151652

tetradic

#521516 #355215 #155251 #321552

square

#521516 #355215 #155251 #321552

split-complementary

#521516 #155232 #153552

monochromatic

#180607 #210909 #521516 #832123 #B32E30

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.21

#521516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#521516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521516

14.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521516	1.00	14.21	1.48	14.21
#FFFFFF	14.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262215

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353014

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B0516

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 21, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.9% 0.091 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885753',
    500: '#521516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521516;
$custom-light: #885753;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.016,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29893,
    "c": 0.09078,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521516

secondary

#398A88

accent

#E2E045

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #521516

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

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