#52271C#52271C

#52271C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.067 H 35.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#52271C
RGB	rgb(82, 39, 28)
HSL	hsl(12, 49%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(12, 66%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 65.9%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.32, 18.89, 16.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.32, 24.95, 40.80°)
OKLab	oklab(32.88% 0.0549 0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(32.88% 0.067 35.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.4151, 3.3292, 1.5085)
Luminance	0.0333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#52271C #1C4752

analogous

#521C2C #52271C #52421C

triadic

#52271C #1C5227 #271C52

tetradic

#52271C #2C521C #1C4752 #421C52

square

#52271C #2C521C #1C4752 #421C52

split-complementary

#52271C #1C5242 #1C2C52

monochromatic

#170B08 #24110C #52271C #803D2C #AD523B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.61

#52271C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#52271C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #52271C

12.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##52271C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##52271C	1.00	12.61	1.67	12.61
#FFFFFF	12.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#322D1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C371B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A1F24

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #52271c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 39, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.067 35.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866258',
    500: '#52271c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #52271c;
$custom-light: #866258;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#52271c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.222,
    "s": 49.091,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32883,
    "c": 0.06729,
    "h": 35.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#52271C

secondary

#427988

accent

#BDD94F

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0EAE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0503

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #52271C

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

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