#5B2218#5B2218

#5B2218 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.086 H 31.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B2218
RGB	rgb(91, 34, 24)
HSL	hsl(9, 58%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(9, 74%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 73.6%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.71, 25.46, 19.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.71, 32.23, 37.82°)
OKLab	oklab(33.47% 0.0733 0.0457)
OKLCH	oklch(33.47% 0.086 31.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.0518, 3.4348, 1.2609)
Luminance	0.0343 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B2218 #18515B

analogous

#5B1830 #5B2218 #5B4318

triadic

#5B2218 #185B22 #22185B

tetradic

#5B2218 #305B18 #18515B #43185B

square

#5B2218 #305B18 #18515B #43185B

split-complementary

#5B2218 #185B43 #18305B

monochromatic

#180906 #2B100B #5B2218 #8B3425 #BC4632

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.45

#5B2218 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#5B2218 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B2218

12.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B2218	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B2218	1.00	12.45	1.69	12.45
#FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#312C17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F3917

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#641620

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b2218;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 34, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.086 31.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e5f55',
    500: '#5b2218',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b2218;
$custom-light: #8e5f55;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b2218",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.955,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33474,
    "c": 0.0864,
    "h": 31.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B2218

secondary

#3D8592

accent

#CAE146

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E8

border

#CBC5C4

text

#0D0503

muted

#7E7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B2218

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

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