#5E201C#5E201C

#5E201C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.035; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.092 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E201C
RGB	rgb(94, 32, 28)
HSL	hsl(4, 54%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(4, 70%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 70.2%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.93, 28.02, 17.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.93, 33.06, 32.05°)
OKLab	oklab(33.78% 0.0818 0.0413)
OKLCH	oklch(33.78% 0.092 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.3427, 3.4973, 1.4921)
Luminance	0.0350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E201C #1C5A5E

analogous

#5E1C39 #5E201C #5E411C

triadic

#5E201C #1C5E20 #201C5E

tetradic

#5E201C #395E1C #1C5A5E #411C5E

square

#5E201C #395E1C #1C5A5E #411C5E

split-complementary

#5E201C #1C5E41 #1C395E

monochromatic

#180807 #2F100E #5E201C #8D302A #BC4038

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.36

#5E201C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.70

#5E201C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E201C

12.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E201C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E201C	1.00	12.36	1.70	12.36
#FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#302C1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#403A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#68131F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e201c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 32, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.092 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#915f58',
    500: '#5e201c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e201c;
$custom-light: #915f58;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e201c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.636,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33775,
    "c": 0.09167,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E201C

secondary

#428E93

accent

#D5DD4A

background

#F9F5F5

surface

#F2E9E9

border

#CCC5C5

text

#0D0503

muted

#7E7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E201C

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

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