#531517#531517

#531517 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 30.1% C 0.092 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#531517
RGB	rgb(83, 21, 23)
HSL	hsl(358, 60%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 72.3%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.63, 28.80, 15.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.63, 32.54, 27.73°)
OKLab	oklab(30.11% 0.0847 0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(30.11% 0.092 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.9905, 2.4378, 1.0709)
Luminance	0.0244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#531517 #155351

analogous

#531536 #531517 #533215

triadic

#531517 #175315 #151753

tetradic

#531517 #365315 #155351 #321553

square

#531517 #365315 #155351 #321553

split-complementary

#531517 #155332 #153653

monochromatic

#180607 #220909 #531517 #842125 #B52E32

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.12

#531517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#531517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #531517

14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##531517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##531517	1.00	14.12	1.49	14.12
#FFFFFF	14.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262317

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#363015

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C0516

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #531517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 21, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.1% 0.092 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895753',
    500: '#531517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #531517;
$custom-light: #895753;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#531517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.065,
    "s": 59.615,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30108,
    "c": 0.09188,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#531517

secondary

#398B88

accent

#E3DE45

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0302

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #531517

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

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