#5E2121#5E2121

#5E2121 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.090 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E2121
RGB	rgb(94, 33, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 48%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(0, 65%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.9%, 64.9%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.22, 27.87, 14.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.22, 31.44, 27.57°)
OKLab	oklab(34.02% 0.0824 0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(34.02% 0.09 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.4350, 3.5779, 1.8430)
Luminance	0.0358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E2121 #215E5E

analogous

#5E2140 #5E2121 #5E4021

triadic

#5E2121 #215E21 #21215E

tetradic

#5E2121 #405E21 #215E5E #40215E

square

#5E2121 #405E21 #215E5E #40215E

split-complementary

#5E2121 #215E40 #21405E

monochromatic

#170808 #311111 #5E2121 #8B3131 #B94141

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.24

#5E2121 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#5E2121 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E2121

12.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E2121	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E2121	1.00	12.24	1.72	12.24
#FFFFFF	12.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#302D21

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#403A1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#671522

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e2121;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 33, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.090 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#905f5c',
    500: '#5e2121',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e2121;
$custom-light: #905f5c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e2121",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34023,
    "c": 0.08959,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E2121

secondary

#499292

accent

#D8D850

background

#F9F5F5

surface

#F2E9E9

border

#CCC5C5

text

#0D0504

muted

#7E7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E2121

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

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