#550E0E#550E0E

#550E0E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.103 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#550E0E
RGB	rgb(85, 14, 14)
HSL	hsl(0, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(0, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.5%, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.88, 31.94, 19.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.88, 37.62, 31.89°)
OKLab	oklab(29.58% 0.0921 0.0453)
OKLCH	oklch(29.58% 0.103 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.9831, 2.2777, 0.6453)
Luminance	0.0228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#550E0E #0E5555

analogous

#550E32 #550E0E #55320E

triadic

#550E0E #0E550E #0E0E55

tetradic

#550E0E #32550E #0E5555 #320E55

square

#550E0E #32550E #0E5555 #320E55

split-complementary

#550E0E #0E5532 #0E3255

monochromatic

#1A0404 #200505 #550E0E #8A1717 #BE1F1F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.43

#550E0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#550E0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #550E0E

14.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##550E0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##550E0E	1.00	14.43	1.46	14.43
#FFFFFF	14.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24200D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#352F0B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E000F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #550e0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 14, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.103 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c544d',
    500: '#550e0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #550e0e;
$custom-light: #8c544d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#550e0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 14,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2958,
    "c": 0.10263,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#550E0E

secondary

#308F8F

accent

#EEEE39

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0301

muted

#7E7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #550E0E

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

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