#5E1519#5E1519

#5E1519 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.105 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E1519
RGB	rgb(94, 21, 25)
HSL	hsl(357, 63%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 73.4%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(19.99, 32.96, 17.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(19.99, 37.17, 27.54°)
OKLab	oklab(32.3% 0.0968 0.0401)
OKLCH	oklch(32.3% 0.105 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.0603, 2.9870, 1.2296)
Luminance	0.0299 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5E1519 #155E5A

analogous

#5E153E #5E1519 #5E3515

triadic

#5E1519 #195E15 #15195E

tetradic

#5E1519 #3E5E15 #155E5A #35155E

square

#5E1519 #3E5E15 #155E5A #35155E

split-complementary

#5E1519 #155E35 #153E5E

monochromatic

#190607 #2C0A0C #5E1519 #902026 #C22B34

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.15

#5E1519 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#5E1519 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E1519

13.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E1519	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E1519	1.00	13.15	1.60	13.15
#FFFFFF	13.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A2619

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3617

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#680017

Achromatopsia (no color)

#303030

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e1519;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 21, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.105 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#925955',
    500: '#5e1519',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e1519;
$custom-light: #925955;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e1519",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.712,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32304,
    "c": 0.10471,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E1519

secondary

#399590

accent

#E7DD41

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F2E9E8

border

#CCC5C4

text

#0E0403

muted

#7E7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E1519

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

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