#52231A#52231A

#52231A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.073 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#52231A
RGB	rgb(82, 35, 26)
HSL	hsl(10, 52%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(10, 68%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 68.3%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.33, 21.13, 16.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.33, 26.75, 37.81°)
OKLab	oklab(32.12% 0.0614 0.0389)
OKLCH	oklch(32.12% 0.073 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.2675, 3.0710, 1.3451)
Luminance	0.0307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#52231A #1A4952

analogous

#521A2D #52231A #523F1A

triadic

#52231A #1A5223 #231A52

tetradic

#52231A #2D521A #1A4952 #3F1A52

square

#52231A #2D521A #1A4952 #3F1A52

split-complementary

#52231A #1A523F #1A2D52

monochromatic

#170A07 #240F0B #52231A #803729 #AF4B37

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.01

#52231A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#52231A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #52231A

13.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##52231A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##52231A	1.00	13.01	1.61	13.01
#FFFFFF	13.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2B19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B3519

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A1A21

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #52231a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 35, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.073 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875f56',
    500: '#52231a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #52231a;
$custom-light: #875f56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#52231a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.643,
    "s": 51.852,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32117,
    "c": 0.07271,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#52231A

secondary

#407D88

accent

#C4DB4C

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0403

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #52231A

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

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