#53231E#53231E

#53231E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.073 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53231E
RGB	rgb(83, 35, 30)
HSL	hsl(6, 47%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(6, 64%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 63.9%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.58, 21.91, 14.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.58, 26.03, 32.70°)
OKLab	oklab(32.37% 0.0645 0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(32.37% 0.073 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.4030, 3.1353, 1.6014)
Luminance	0.0314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53231E #1E4E53

analogous

#531E34 #53231E #533E1E

triadic

#53231E #1E5323 #231E53

tetradic

#53231E #34531E #1E4E53 #3E1E53

square

#53231E #34531E #1E4E53 #3E1E53

split-complementary

#53231E #1E533E #1E3453

monochromatic

#160908 #26100E #53231E #80362E #AD493E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.91

#53231E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#53231E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53231E

12.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53231E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53231E	1.00	12.91	1.63	12.91
#FFFFFF	12.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2B1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B351D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B1B22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53231e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 35, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.073 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875f59',
    500: '#53231e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53231e;
$custom-light: #875f59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53231e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.66,
    "s": 46.903,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32368,
    "c": 0.07292,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53231E

secondary

#458288

accent

#CAD751

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0503

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #53231E

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

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