#5C231E#5C231E

#5C231E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.085 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C231E
RGB	rgb(92, 35, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 51%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(5, 67%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 67.4%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.20, 25.75, 16.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.20, 30.56, 32.59°)
OKLab	oklab(33.92% 0.0754 0.0392)
OKLCH	oklch(33.92% 0.085 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.2495, 3.5718, 1.6410)
Luminance	0.0357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C231E #1E575C

analogous

#5C1E38 #5C231E #5C421E

triadic

#5C231E #1E5C23 #231E5C

tetradic

#5C231E #385C1E #1E575C #421E5C

square

#5C231E #385C1E #1E575C #421E5C

split-complementary

#5C231E #1E5C42 #1E385C

monochromatic

#170908 #2E110F #5C231E #8A352D #B8463C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.25

#5C231E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.71

#5C231E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C231E

12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C231E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C231E	1.00	12.25	1.71	12.25
#FFFFFF	12.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#322D1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#403A1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#651822

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c231e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 35, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.085 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6059',
    500: '#5c231e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c231e;
$custom-light: #8f6059;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c231e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.839,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33916,
    "c": 0.08499,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C231E

secondary

#458B91

accent

#CFDA4D

background

#F9F5F5

surface

#F1E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0D0503

muted

#7E7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C231E

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