#521716#521716

#521716 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.088 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#521716
RGB	rgb(82, 23, 22)
HSL	hsl(1, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72%, 73.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.76, 27.40, 15.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.76, 31.70, 30.19°)
OKLab	oklab(30.16% 0.0801 0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(30.16% 0.088 25)
XYZ	xyz(3.9313, 2.4651, 1.0277)
Luminance	0.0246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#521716 #165152

analogous

#521633 #521716 #523516

triadic

#521716 #165217 #171652

tetradic

#521716 #335216 #165152 #351652

square

#521716 #335216 #165152 #351652

split-complementary

#521716 #165235 #163352

monochromatic

#180706 #220909 #521716 #822523 #B33230

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.07

#521716 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#521716 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #521716

14.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##521716	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##521716	1.00	14.07	1.49	14.07
#FFFFFF	14.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272315

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#363014

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B0817

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #521716;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 23, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.088 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885853',
    500: '#521716',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #521716;
$custom-light: #885853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#521716",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30157,
    "c": 0.08841,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.02465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#521716

secondary

#3A8889

accent

#DEE147

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #521716

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

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