#52222B#52222B

#52222B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.072 H 10.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#52222B
RGB	rgb(82, 34, 43)
HSL	hsl(349, 41%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(349, 59%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 47.6%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.49, 23.44, 4.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.49, 23.95, 11.95°)
OKLab	oklab(32.37% 0.0711 0.0129)
OKLCH	oklch(32.37% 0.072 10.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.4880, 3.1128, 2.6495)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#52222B #225249

analogous

#522243 #52222B #523122

triadic

#52222B #2B5222 #222B52

tetradic

#52222B #435222 #225249 #312252

square

#52222B #435222 #225249 #312252

split-complementary

#52222B #225231 #224352

monochromatic

#16090B #271014 #52222B #7D3442 #A94658

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.94

#52222B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#52222B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #52222B

12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##52222B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##52222B	1.00	12.94	1.62	12.94
#FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2B2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38352A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#591C25

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #52222b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 34, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.072 10.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#855f64',
    500: '#52222b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #52222b;
$custom-light: #855f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#52222b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.75,
    "s": 41.379,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32369,
    "c": 0.07224,
    "h": 10.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#52222B

secondary

#4A867B

accent

#D1BA57

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9EA

border

#CBC5C6

text

#0B0405

muted

#7C7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #52222B

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

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