#550C0E#550C0E

#550C0E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.104 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#550C0E
RGB	rgb(85, 12, 14)
HSL	hsl(358, 75%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(358, 86%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.9%, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.63, 32.64, 19.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.63, 38.05, 30.95°)
OKLab	oklab(29.4% 0.0943 0.0447)
OKLCH	oklch(29.4% 0.104 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(3.9575, 2.2266, 0.6368)
Luminance	0.0223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#550C0E #0C5553

analogous

#550C33 #550C0E #552F0C

triadic

#550C0E #0E550C #0C0E55

tetradic

#550C0E #33550C #0C5553 #2F0C55

square

#550C0E #33550C #0C5553 #2F0C55

split-complementary

#550C0E #0C552F #0C3355

monochromatic

#1B0404 #1F0405 #550C0E #8B1417 #C01B20

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.53

#550C0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#550C0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #550C0E

14.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##550C0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##550C0E	1.00	14.53	1.45	14.53
#FFFFFF	14.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#231F0D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#352F0B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E000E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #550c0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 12, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.104 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c534d',
    500: '#550c0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #550c0e;
$custom-light: #8c534d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#550c0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.356,
    "s": 75.258,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29396,
    "c": 0.10436,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.02226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#550C0E

secondary

#2D908D

accent

#F2ED36

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E8E7

border

#CBC4C3

text

#0D0301

muted

#7E7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #550C0E

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

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