#550C12#550C12

#550C12 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 29.5% C 0.104 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#550C12
RGB	rgb(85, 12, 18)
HSL	hsl(355, 75%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(355, 86%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.9%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.69, 32.82, 17.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.69, 37.16, 27.96°)
OKLab	oklab(29.46% 0.0959 0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(29.46% 0.104 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.9874, 2.2385, 0.7943)
Luminance	0.0224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#550C12 #0C554F

analogous

#550C37 #550C12 #552B0C

triadic

#550C12 #12550C #0C1255

tetradic

#550C12 #37550C #0C554F #2B0C55

square

#550C12 #37550C #0C554F #2B0C55

split-complementary

#550C12 #0C552B #0C3755

monochromatic

#1B0406 #1F0407 #550C12 #8B141D #C01B29

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.51

#550C12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#550C12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #550C12

14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##550C12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##550C12	1.00	14.51	1.45	14.51
#FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#231F12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#352F0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E000F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #550c12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 12, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.5% 0.104 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b534f',
    500: '#550c12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #550c12;
$custom-light: #8b534f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#550c12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.068,
    "s": 75.258,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29458,
    "c": 0.10392,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#550C12

secondary

#2D9088

accent

#F2E236

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E8E7

border

#CBC4C3

text

#0D0302

muted

#7E7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #550C12

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

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