#522121#522121

#522121 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 31.9% C 0.074 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#522121
RGB	rgb(82, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(0, 60%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 59.8%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.01, 22.92, 11.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.01, 25.52, 26.12°)
OKLab	oklab(31.92% 0.0683 0.0278)
OKLCH	oklch(31.92% 0.074 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.2984, 2.9919, 1.7897)
Luminance	0.0299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#522121 #215252

analogous

#522139 #522121 #523921

triadic

#522121 #215221 #212152

tetradic

#522121 #395221 #215252 #392152

square

#522121 #395221 #215252 #392152

split-complementary

#522121 #215239 #213952

monochromatic

#160909 #260F0F #522121 #7E3333 #A94444

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.14

#522121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#522121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #522121

13.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##522121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##522121	1.00	13.14	1.60	13.14
#FFFFFF	13.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2A21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#393420

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A1921

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #522121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.9% 0.074 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865e5c',
    500: '#522121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #522121;
$custom-light: #865e5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#522121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 42.609,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31924,
    "c": 0.0737,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#522121

secondary

#498686

accent

#D2D255

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0404

muted

#7D7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #522121

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

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