#5E272D#5E272D

#5E272D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.080 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E272D
RGB	rgb(94, 39, 45)
HSL	hsl(353, 41%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(353, 59%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 52.1%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.74, 25.73, 8.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.74, 27.08, 18.15°)
OKLab	oklab(35.25% 0.0776 0.0214)
OKLCH	oklch(35.25% 0.08 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.8157, 4.0208, 2.9519)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E272D #275E58

analogous

#5E2748 #5E272D #5E3C27

triadic

#5E272D #2D5E27 #272D5E

tetradic

#5E272D #485E27 #275E58 #3C275E

square

#5E272D #485E27 #275E58 #3C275E

split-complementary

#5E272D #275E3C #27485E

monochromatic

#16090A #331518 #5E272D #893942 #B44B57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#5E272D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#5E272D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E272D

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E272D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E272D	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#33322D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413D2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#671F29

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e272d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 39, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.080 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6365',
    500: '#5e272d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e272d;
$custom-light: #8f6365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e272d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.455,
    "s": 41.353,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35254,
    "c": 0.08049,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E272D

secondary

#50918A

accent

#D1C457

background

#F9F6F6

surface

#F1EBEB

border

#CBC6C6

text

#0D0505

muted

#7E7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E272D

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

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