#55101E#55101E
#55101E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 30.1% C 0.100 H 14.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55101E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 16, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 68%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 81%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 64.7%, 66.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(17.44, 32.15, 10.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(17.44, 33.67, 17.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(30.09% 0.0966 0.0247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(30.09% 0.1 14.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.1664, 2.3962, 1.4712) |
| Luminance | 0.0240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 3.87
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 3.94
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 5.54
Dark Maroon
#3C0008
ΔE00 5.80
Deep Brown
#410200
ΔE00 6.61
Dried Blood
#4B0101
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55101E #105547
analogous
#551041 #55101E #552510
triadic
#55101E #1E5510 #101E55
tetradic
#55101E #415510 #105547 #251055
square
#55101E #415510 #105547 #251055
split-complementary
#55101E #105525 #104155
monochromatic
#1A0509 #21060C #55101E #891A30 #BC2342
Accessibility & contrast
On white
14.20
#55101E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.48
#55101E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #55101E
14.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55101E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55101E | 1.00 | 14.20 | 1.48 | 14.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 14.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 14.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#23221E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#34301C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5E0016
Achromatopsia (no color)
#2B2B2B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55101e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 16, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(30.1% 0.100 14.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a5559',
500: '#55101e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55101e; $custom-light: #8a5559; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55101e",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 16,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.826,
"s": 68.317,
"l": 19.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.30091,
"c": 0.09972,
"h": 14.3
},
"luminance": 0.02396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55101E
secondary
#328F7C
accent
#EBC83D
background
#F8F5F5
surface
#F0E9E9
border
#CBC5C5
text
#0D0303
muted
#7D7878