#531516#531516

#531516 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 30.1% C 0.092 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531516
RGB	rgb(83, 21, 22)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 73.5%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.62, 28.74, 15.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.62, 32.80, 28.82°)
OKLab	oklab(30.09% 0.0842 0.037)
OKLCH	oklch(30.09% 0.092 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.9807, 2.4338, 1.0191)
Luminance	0.0243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531516 #155352

analogous

#531535 #531516 #533315

triadic

#531516 #165315 #151653

tetradic

#531516 #355315 #155352 #331553

square

#531516 #355315 #155352 #331553

split-complementary

#531516 #155333 #153553

monochromatic

#180606 #220909 #531516 #842123 #B52E30

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.13

#531516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#531516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531516

14.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531516	1.00	14.13	1.49	14.13
#FFFFFF	14.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262315

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#363014

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C0516

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 21, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.1% 0.092 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895753',
    500: '#531516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531516;
$custom-light: #895753;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.032,
    "s": 59.615,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30089,
    "c": 0.092,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531516

secondary

#398B89

accent

#E3E045

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #531516

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

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