#59221B#59221B

#59221B is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.083 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59221B
RGB	rgb(89, 34, 27)
HSL	hsl(7, 53%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 69.7%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.39, 24.82, 17.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.39, 30.27, 34.91°)
OKLab	oklab(33.17% 0.0722 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(33.17% 0.083 29.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.8901, 3.3477, 1.4253)
Luminance	0.0335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59221B #1B5259

analogous

#591B33 #59221B #59411B

triadic

#59221B #1B5922 #221B59

tetradic

#59221B #33591B #1B5259 #411B59

square

#59221B #33591B #1B5259 #411B59

split-complementary

#59221B #1B5941 #1B3359

monochromatic

#170907 #2A100D #59221B #883429 #B74637

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.58

#59221B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#59221B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59221B

12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59221B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59221B	1.00	12.58	1.67	12.58
#FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#302C1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E381A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#621721

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59221b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 34, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.083 29.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c5f57',
    500: '#59221b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59221b;
$custom-light: #8c5f57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59221b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.774,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 22.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33175,
    "c": 0.083,
    "h": 29.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59221B

secondary

#41868F

accent

#CCDD4B

background

#F9F5F5

surface

#F1E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0D0503

muted

#7E7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #59221B

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

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