#5E271F#5E271F

#5E271F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.082 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E271F
RGB	rgb(94, 39, 31)
HSL	hsl(8, 50%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(8, 67%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 67%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.44, 24.44, 17.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.44, 30.02, 35.49°)
OKLab	oklab(34.93% 0.0712 0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(34.93% 0.082 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.5894, 3.9303, 1.7603)
Luminance	0.0393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E271F #1F565E

analogous

#5E1F37 #5E271F #5E471F

triadic

#5E271F #1F5E27 #271F5E

tetradic

#5E271F #375E1F #1F565E #471F5E

square

#5E271F #375E1F #1F565E #471F5E

split-complementary

#5E271F #1F5E47 #1F375E

monochromatic

#170A08 #301410 #5E271F #8C3A2E #BA4D3D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.76

#5E271F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#5E271F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E271F

11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E271F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E271F	1.00	11.76	1.79	11.76
#FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#35301E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#433C1E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#671D25

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e271f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 39, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.082 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90635a',
    500: '#5e271f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e271f;
$custom-light: #90635a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e271f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.619,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34929,
    "c": 0.08243,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E271F

secondary

#468993

accent

#C8DA4E

background

#F9F5F5

surface

#F2EAE9

border

#CCC6C5

text

#0D0504

muted

#7E7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E271F

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

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