#5E1511#5E1511

#5E1511 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.106 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E1511
RGB	rgb(94, 21, 17)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 81.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.87, 32.55, 22.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.87, 39.44, 34.38°)
OKLab	oklab(32.18% 0.0935 0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(32.18% 0.106 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.9860, 2.9573, 0.8385)
Luminance	0.0296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E1511 #115A5E

analogous

#5E1134 #5E1511 #5E3C11

triadic

#5E1511 #115E15 #15115E

tetradic

#5E1511 #345E11 #115A5E #3C115E

square

#5E1511 #345E11 #115A5E #3C115E

split-complementary

#5E1511 #115E3C #11345E

monochromatic

#1A0605 #2A0908 #5E1511 #92211A #C62C24

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.20

#5E1511 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#5E1511 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E1511

13.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E1511	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E1511	1.00	13.20	1.59	13.20
#FFFFFF	13.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2610

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D360E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#680015

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e1511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 21, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.106 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#92584f',
    500: '#5e1511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e1511;
$custom-light: #92584f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e1511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.117,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32176,
    "c": 0.10582,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E1511

secondary

#349297

accent

#E3EC3C

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F2E9E7

border

#CCC5C3

text

#0E0402

muted

#7E7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E1511

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

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