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#571c13

a deep, vivid red · warm · closest name: Maroon

RGB
87, 28, 19
HSL
8°, 64%, 21%
CMYK
0, 68, 78, 66
Luminance
0.0290

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #571c13 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#571c13
Hue
red
Saturation
64%
vivid
Lightness
21%
deep
Brightness
34%
HSV value
Perceived
21%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0290
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
12/100 cool
Color family
Red
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
White
13.28:1
Closest name
Maroon
ΔE2000 9.8
Where it sits
Hue8° of 360°
Saturation64%
Lightness21%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool12% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#571c13
RGBrgb(87, 28, 19)
HSLhsl(8, 64%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 78%, 66%)
LABlab(19.7 26.7 20.4)
LCHlch(19.7 33.6 37.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.318 0.089 31.2)
Decimal5708819
Display P3color(display-p3 0.341 0.110 0.075)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #571c13;
background-color: #571c13;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#571c13] bg-[#571c13]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #571c13;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.341, green: 0.110, blue: 0.075)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#571c13")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF571C13)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(19, 28, 87)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #571c13 · 13.28:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 13.28:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 1.58:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #571c13 as text scores 13.28:1 on white and 1.58:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#571c13 on white: 13.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#571c13 on black: 1.58:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #2C2712
deuteranopia · #3B3411
tritanopia · #600E1A

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #571c13 is pinned to step 900; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF5F4
#F7EAE8
#F1D0CB
#EBACA3
#E18375
#D75A47
#C9412C
#A73625
#862B1D
#571c13
#3D1610
Base = 900Lightest = 50 · #FBF5F4Darkest = 950 · #3D1610
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF5F4;
  --brand-100: #F7EAE8;
  --brand-200: #F1D0CB;
  --brand-300: #EBACA3;
  --brand-400: #E18375;
  --brand-500: #D75A47;
  --brand-600: #C9412C;
  --brand-700: #A73625;
  --brand-800: #862B1D;
  --brand-900: #571c13;
  --brand-950: #3D1610;
  --brand: #571c13;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #571c13

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#FAF5F4
Tinted page background
Border#EDC6C0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#9B554B
Captions on the surface
Accent#115951
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#692217
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FAECEA
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#241614
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #571c13

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#134E57
Analogous left#57132C
Analogous right#573E13
Split-complement 1#13573E
Split-complement 2#132C57
Triadic 1#13571C
Triadic 2#1C1357
Tetradic#2C5713

RGB percentages

Red34.1%
Green11.0%
Blue7.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta67.8%
Yellow78.2%
Key (black)65.9%

Color previews

#571c13 text on a black background

contrast 1.58:1

Card sample

#571c13 text on a white background

contrast 13.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #571c13;
Background color
Panel with #571c13 background
background-color: #571c13;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #571c13;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(87, 28, 19, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(87, 28, 19, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #571c13;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #571c13, #574913);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #571c13

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#571c13 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Food and drinkEntertainmentRetailSport
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#571c13, answered

What color is #571c13?

#571c13 is a deep vivid red, closest to Maroon (ΔE2000 9.8). It sits at 8° on the hue wheel with 64% saturation and 21% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #571c13?

rgb(87, 28, 19) — 87 red, 28 green and 19 blue out of 255, or 34.1% / 11% / 7.5% by channel.

Is #571c13 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0290 and perceived brightness is 21%, so white text on it reaches 13.28:1.

Should I use black or white text on #571c13?

White. It scores 13.28:1 against #571c13, versus 1.58:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #571c13?

#134E57 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #13573E and #132C57, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #571c13?

For interface work: #FAF5F4 as the surface, #EDC6C0 for borders, #9B554B for secondary text, #115951 as an accent and #692217 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #57132C and #573E13 stays calm, while #134E57 is the loudest partner.

What is #571c13 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 68%, 78%, 66%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #571c13 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 12 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #572B13; nudged cooler, #581222.

Work with #571c13 in the Color Lab