#5E1512#5E1512

#5E1512 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.106 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E1512
RGB	rgb(94, 21, 18)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 80.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.89, 32.60, 21.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.89, 39.15, 33.64°)
OKLab	oklab(32.19% 0.0939 0.0484)
OKLCH	oklch(32.19% 0.106 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.9940, 2.9605, 0.8806)
Luminance	0.0296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E1512 #125B5E

analogous

#5E1235 #5E1512 #5E3B12

triadic

#5E1512 #125E15 #15125E

tetradic

#5E1512 #355E12 #125B5E #3B125E

square

#5E1512 #355E12 #125B5E #3B125E

split-complementary

#5E1512 #125E3B #12355E

monochromatic

#1A0605 #2B0A08 #5E1512 #91201C #C52C26

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.19

#5E1512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.59

#5E1512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E1512

13.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E1512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E1512	1.00	13.19	1.59	13.19
#FFFFFF	13.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2611

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D360F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#680015

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e1512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 21, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.106 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#925950',
    500: '#5e1512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e1512;
$custom-light: #925950;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e1512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.368,
    "s": 67.857,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3219,
    "c": 0.10565,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E1512

secondary

#359296

accent

#E4EB3D

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F2E9E7

border

#CCC5C3

text

#0E0402

muted

#7E7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E1512

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

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