#521518#521518

#521518 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.9% C 0.091 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521518
RGB	rgb(82, 21, 24)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.4%, 70.7%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.44, 28.49, 14.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.44, 31.82, 26.43°)
OKLab	oklab(29.93% 0.0841 0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(29.93% 0.091 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.9131, 2.3967, 1.1205)
Luminance	0.0240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521518 #15524F

analogous

#521536 #521518 #523015

triadic

#521518 #185215 #151852

tetradic

#521518 #365215 #15524F #301552

square

#521518 #365215 #15524F #301552

split-complementary

#521518 #155230 #153652

monochromatic

#180607 #21090A #521518 #832126 #B32E35

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.20

#521518 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#521518 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521518

14.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521518	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521518	1.00	14.20	1.48	14.20
#FFFFFF	14.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252318

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353016

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B0617

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521518;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 21, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.9% 0.091 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885754',
    500: '#521518',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521518;
$custom-light: #885754;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521518",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.049,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29933,
    "c": 0.09055,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521518

secondary

#398A86

accent

#E2DB45

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #521518

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

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