#531212#531212

#531212 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.7% C 0.096 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531212
RGB	rgb(83, 18, 18)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.3%, 78.3%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.06, 29.84, 17.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.06, 34.73, 30.79°)
OKLab	oklab(29.65% 0.0867 0.0408)
OKLCH	oklch(29.65% 0.096 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.8932, 2.3159, 0.8142)
Luminance	0.0232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531212 #125353

analogous

#531233 #531212 #533312

triadic

#531212 #125312 #121253

tetradic

#531212 #335312 #125353 #331253

square

#531212 #335312 #125353 #331253

split-complementary

#531212 #125333 #123353

monochromatic

#190505 #210707 #531212 #851D1D #B82828

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.35

#531212 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#531212 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531212

14.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531212	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531212	1.00	14.35	1.46	14.35
#FFFFFF	14.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252111

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#352F10

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C0013

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531212;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 18, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.7% 0.096 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895550',
    500: '#531212',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531212;
$custom-light: #895550;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531212",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.356,
    "l": 19.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29655,
    "c": 0.09586,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531212

secondary

#358C8C

accent

#E7E740

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #531212

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

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