#591516#591516

#591516 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 31.3% C 0.099 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#591516
RGB	rgb(89, 21, 22)
HSL	hsl(359, 62%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(359, 76%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 75.3%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.88, 30.98, 17.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.88, 35.65, 29.65°)
OKLab	oklab(31.26% 0.0905 0.0408)
OKLCH	oklch(31.26% 0.099 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.5333, 2.7188, 1.0450)
Luminance	0.0272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#591516 #155958

analogous

#591538 #591516 #593615

triadic

#591516 #165915 #151659

tetradic

#591516 #385915 #155958 #361559

square

#591516 #385915 #155958 #361559

split-complementary

#591516 #155936 #153859

monochromatic

#190606 #27090A #591516 #8B2122 #BC2C2E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.60

#591516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#591516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #591516

13.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##591516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##591516	1.00	13.60	1.54	13.60
#FFFFFF	13.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282515

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#393314

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#620116

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #591516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 21, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.3% 0.099 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e5853',
    500: '#591516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #591516;
$custom-light: #8e5853;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#591516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.118,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31265,
    "c": 0.09922,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#591516

secondary

#39918F

accent

#E5E343

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F2E9E7

border

#CCC5C3

text

#0D0302

muted

#7E7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #591516

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

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