#522222#522222

#522222 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.072 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#522222
RGB	rgb(82, 34, 34)
HSL	hsl(0, 41%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(0, 59%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 58.5%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.26, 22.44, 10.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.26, 24.93, 25.87°)
OKLab	oklab(32.12% 0.0669 0.027)
OKLCH	oklch(32.12% 0.072 22)
XYZ	xyz(4.3408, 3.0539, 1.8739)
Luminance	0.0305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#522222 #225252

analogous

#52223A #522222 #523A22

triadic

#522222 #225222 #222252

tetradic

#522222 #3A5222 #225252 #3A2252

square

#522222 #3A5222 #225252 #3A2252

split-complementary

#522222 #22523A #223A52

monochromatic

#160909 #271010 #522222 #7D3434 #A94646

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.04

#522222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#522222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #522222

13.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##522222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##522222	1.00	13.04	1.61	13.04
#FFFFFF	13.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2B22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#393521

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A1A22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #522222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 34, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.072 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865f5c',
    500: '#522222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #522222;
$custom-light: #865f5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#522222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 41.379,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32118,
    "c": 0.07215,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.03053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#522222

secondary

#4A8686

accent

#D1D157

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0404

muted

#7D7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #522222

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

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