#5B2124#5B2124

#5B2124 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.6% C 0.085 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B2124
RGB	rgb(91, 33, 36)
HSL	hsl(357, 47%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(357, 64%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 60.4%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.73, 26.92, 11.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.73, 29.37, 23.58°)
OKLab	oklab(33.56% 0.0803 0.029)
OKLCH	oklch(33.56% 0.085 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.1771, 3.4399, 2.0601)
Luminance	0.0344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B2124 #215B58

analogous

#5B2141 #5B2124 #5B3B21

triadic

#5B2124 #245B21 #21245B

tetradic

#5B2124 #415B21 #215B58 #3B215B

square

#5B2124 #415B21 #215B58 #3B215B

split-complementary

#5B2124 #215B3B #21415B

monochromatic

#160809 #2E1112 #5B2124 #883136 #B54248

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.44

#5B2124 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#5B2124 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B2124

12.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B2124	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B2124	1.00	12.44	1.69	12.44
#FFFFFF	12.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2C24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E3923

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#641722

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b2124;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 33, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.6% 0.085 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d5f5e',
    500: '#5b2124',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b2124;
$custom-light: #8d5f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b2124",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.897,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33561,
    "c": 0.08541,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B2124

secondary

#498F8C

accent

#D6D051

background

#F9F5F5

surface

#F1E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0D0504

muted

#7E7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B2124

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

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