#52231F#52231F

#52231F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.071 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#52231F
RGB	rgb(82, 35, 31)
HSL	hsl(5, 45%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(5, 62%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 62.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.42, 21.56, 13.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.42, 25.26, 31.37°)
OKLab	oklab(32.22% 0.0637 0.0321)
OKLCH	oklch(32.22% 0.071 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.3284, 3.0953, 1.6656)
Luminance	0.0309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#52231F #1F4E52

analogous

#521F35 #52231F #523D1F

triadic

#52231F #1F5223 #231F52

tetradic

#52231F #35521F #1F4E52 #3D1F52

square

#52231F #35521F #1F4E52 #3D1F52

split-complementary

#52231F #1F523D #1F3552

monochromatic

#160908 #26100E #52231F #7E3630 #AB4941

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.97

#52231F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#52231F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #52231F

12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##52231F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##52231F	1.00	12.97	1.62	12.97
#FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E2B1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A351E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A1B22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #52231f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 35, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.071 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#865f5a',
    500: '#52231f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #52231f;
$custom-light: #865f5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#52231f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.706,
    "s": 45.133,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3222,
    "c": 0.07131,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#52231F

secondary

#468287

accent

#CBD553

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0503

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #52231F

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

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