#5E281E#5E281E

#5E281E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.1% C 0.082 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E281E
RGB	rgb(94, 40, 30)
HSL	hsl(9, 52%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(9, 68%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.4%, 68.1%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.64, 23.79, 18.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.64, 30.04, 37.62°)
OKLab	oklab(35.08% 0.0691 0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(35.08% 0.082 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.6097, 3.9917, 1.7031)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E281E #1E545E

analogous

#5E1E34 #5E281E #5E481E

triadic

#5E281E #1E5E28 #281E5E

tetradic

#5E281E #345E1E #1E545E #481E5E

square

#5E281E #345E1E #1E545E #481E5E

split-complementary

#5E281E #1E5E48 #1E345E

monochromatic

#170A07 #30140F #5E281E #8C3C2D #BB4F3C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#5E281E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#5E281E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E281E

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E281E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E281E	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36311D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#433D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#671E26

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e281e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 40, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.1% 0.082 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#90635a',
    500: '#5e281e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e281e;
$custom-light: #90635a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e281e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.375,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35079,
    "c": 0.08154,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E281E

secondary

#458793

accent

#C5DB4D

background

#F9F6F5

surface

#F2EBE9

border

#CCC6C5

text

#0D0503

muted

#7E7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E281E

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

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