#56221C#56221C

#56221C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.079 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56221C
RGB	rgb(86, 34, 28)
HSL	hsl(6, 51%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(6, 67%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 67.4%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.85, 23.62, 15.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.85, 28.46, 33.91°)
OKLab	oklab(32.67% 0.0691 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(32.67% 0.079 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.6198, 3.2069, 1.4741)
Luminance	0.0321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56221C #1C5056

analogous

#561C33 #56221C #563F1C

triadic

#56221C #1C5622 #221C56

tetradic

#56221C #33561C #1C5056 #3F1C56

square

#56221C #33561C #1C5056 #3F1C56

split-complementary

#56221C #1C563F #1C3356

monochromatic

#170908 #28100D #56221C #84342B #B2473A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.80

#56221C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.64

#56221C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56221C

12.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56221C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56221C	1.00	12.80	1.64	12.80
#FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2B1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C361B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F1821

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56221c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 34, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.079 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5f58',
    500: '#56221c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56221c;
$custom-light: #8a5f58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56221c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.207,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32671,
    "c": 0.07876,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56221C

secondary

#42848C

accent

#CCDA4D

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0403

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #56221C

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

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