#542017#542017

#542017 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 31.9% C 0.080 H 31.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542017
RGB	rgb(84, 32, 23)
HSL	hsl(9, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(9, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.9%, 72.6%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.96, 23.52, 18.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.96, 29.64, 37.47°)
OKLab	oklab(31.9% 0.068 0.042)
OKLCH	oklch(31.9% 0.08 31.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.3277, 2.9803, 1.1578)
Luminance	0.0298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542017 #174B54

analogous

#54172C #542017 #543E17

triadic

#542017 #175420 #201754

tetradic

#542017 #2C5417 #174B54 #3E1754

square

#542017 #2C5417 #174B54 #3E1754

split-complementary

#542017 #17543E #172C54

monochromatic

#180907 #240E0A #542017 #843224 #B44531

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.16

#542017 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#542017 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542017

13.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542017	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542017	1.00	13.16	1.60	13.16
#FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E2916

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B3416

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D151E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542017;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 32, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.9% 0.080 31.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895d54',
    500: '#542017',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542017;
$custom-light: #895d54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542017",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.852,
    "s": 57.009,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31898,
    "c": 0.07991,
    "h": 31.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542017

secondary

#3C7F8B

accent

#CAE048

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0402

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #542017

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

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