#5B2829#5B2829

#5B2829 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.075 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B2829
RGB	rgb(91, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(359, 39%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(359, 56%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56%, 54.9%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.35, 23.49, 10.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.35, 25.74, 24.13°)
OKLab	oklab(34.82% 0.0704 0.0264)
OKLCH	oklch(34.82% 0.075 20.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.4738, 3.9024, 2.5624)
Luminance	0.0390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B2829 #285B5A

analogous

#5B2842 #5B2829 #5B4028

triadic

#5B2829 #295B28 #28295B

tetradic

#5B2829 #425B28 #285B5A #40285B

square

#5B2829 #425B28 #285B5A #40285B

split-complementary

#5B2829 #285B40 #28425B

monochromatic

#15090A #301516 #5B2829 #863B3C #B04D4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.80

#5B2829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#5B2829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B2829

11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B2829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B2829	1.00	11.80	1.78	11.80
#FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#343129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#403C28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#632029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b2829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.075 20.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6362',
    500: '#5b2829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b2829;
$custom-light: #8d6362;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b2829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.824,
    "s": 38.931,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34821,
    "c": 0.07512,
    "h": 20.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B2829

secondary

#518E8D

accent

#CFCD59

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBEA

border

#CBC6C6

text

#0C0505

muted

#7D7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B2829

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

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