#542425#542425

#542425 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.072 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542425
RGB	rgb(84, 36, 37)
HSL	hsl(359, 40%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(359, 57%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 56%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.13, 22.43, 10.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.13, 24.58, 24.14°)
OKLab	oklab(32.87% 0.0672 0.0252)
OKLCH	oklch(32.87% 0.072 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.6213, 3.2807, 2.1398)
Luminance	0.0328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542425 #245453

analogous

#54243D #542425 #543B24

triadic

#542425 #255424 #242554

tetradic

#542425 #3D5424 #245453 #3B2454

square

#542425 #3D5424 #245453 #3B2454

split-complementary

#542425 #24543B #243D54

monochromatic

#150909 #291212 #542425 #7F3638 #AA494B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.68

#542425 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#542425 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542425

12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542425	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542425	1.00	12.68	1.66	12.68
#FFFFFF	12.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B3724

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C1D25

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542425;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 36, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.072 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87605f',
    500: '#542425',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542425;
$custom-light: #87605f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542425",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.75,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32874,
    "c": 0.07171,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542425

secondary

#4C8886

accent

#D0CD58

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0504

muted

#7D7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #542425

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

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