#550C19#550C19

#550C19 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.104 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#550C19
RGB	rgb(85, 12, 25)
HSL	hsl(349, 75%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(349, 86%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.9%, 70.6%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.82, 33.22, 12.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.82, 35.60, 21.06°)
OKLab	oklab(29.59% 0.099 0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(29.59% 0.104 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.0537, 2.2650, 1.1433)
Luminance	0.0226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#550C19 #0C5548

analogous

#550C3E #550C19 #55240C

triadic

#550C19 #19550C #0C1955

tetradic

#550C19 #3E550C #0C5548 #240C55

square

#550C19 #3E550C #0C5548 #240C55

split-complementary

#550C19 #0C5524 #0C3E55

monochromatic

#1B0408 #1F0409 #550C19 #8B1429 #C01B39

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.45

#550C19 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.45

#550C19 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #550C19

14.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##550C19	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##550C19	1.00	14.45	1.45	14.45
#FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#222019

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#342F17

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0012

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #550c19;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 12, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.104 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5355',
    500: '#550c19',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #550c19;
$custom-light: #8b5355;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#550c19",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 12,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.315,
    "s": 75.258,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29594,
    "c": 0.10358,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#550C19

secondary

#2D907E

accent

#F2D036

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0303

muted

#7E7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #550C19

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

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