#591D21#591D21

#591D21 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.088 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#591D21
RGB	rgb(89, 29, 33)
HSL	hsl(356, 51%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(356, 67%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 62.9%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.49, 27.96, 12.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.49, 30.47, 23.41°)
OKLab	oklab(32.54% 0.0833 0.0297)
OKLCH	oklch(32.54% 0.088 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.8341, 3.1130, 1.7849)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#591D21 #1D5955

analogous

#591D3F #591D21 #59371D

triadic

#591D21 #21591D #1D2159

tetradic

#591D21 #3F591D #1D5955 #371D59

square

#591D21 #3F591D #1D5955 #371D59

split-complementary

#591D21 #1D5937 #1D3F59

monochromatic

#170809 #2B0E10 #591D21 #872C32 #B53B43

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.94

#591D21 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#591D21 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #591D21

12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##591D21	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##591D21	1.00	12.94	1.62	12.94
#FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2921

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B3620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#62121F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #591d21;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 29, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.088 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c5c5c',
    500: '#591d21',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #591d21;
$custom-light: #8c5c5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#591d21",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 29,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32539,
    "c": 0.08845,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#591D21

secondary

#448E89

accent

#DAD14D

background

#F9F5F5

surface

#F1E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0D0404

muted

#7E7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #591D21

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

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