#5E221C#5E221C

#5E221C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.089 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E221C
RGB	rgb(94, 34, 28)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 70.2%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.33, 26.97, 18.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.33, 32.44, 33.77°)
OKLab	oklab(34.08% 0.0785 0.0424)
OKLCH	oklch(34.08% 0.089 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.3982, 3.6083, 1.5106)
Luminance	0.0361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E221C #1C585E

analogous

#5E1C37 #5E221C #5E431C

triadic

#5E221C #1C5E22 #221C5E

tetradic

#5E221C #375E1C #1C585E #431C5E

square

#5E221C #375E1C #1C585E #431C5E

split-complementary

#5E221C #1C5E43 #1C375E

monochromatic

#180907 #2F110E #5E221C #8D332A #BC4438

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.20

#5E221C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#5E221C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E221C

12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E221C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E221C	1.00	12.20	1.72	12.20
#FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#322D1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413A1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#681621

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e221c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 34, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.089 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916058',
    500: '#5e221c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e221c;
$custom-light: #916058;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e221c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34075,
    "c": 0.08926,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E221C

secondary

#428C93

accent

#D0DD4A

background

#F9F5F5

surface

#F2E9E9

border

#CCC5C5

text

#0D0503

muted

#7E7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E221C

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

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