#551113#551113

#551113 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 30.0% C 0.099 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551113
RGB	rgb(85, 17, 19)
HSL	hsl(358, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 77.6%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.37, 31.03, 17.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.37, 35.69, 29.59°)
OKLab	oklab(29.96% 0.0905 0.0405)
OKLCH	oklch(29.96% 0.099 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.0648, 2.3798, 0.8613)
Luminance	0.0238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551113 #115553

analogous

#551135 #551113 #553111

triadic

#551113 #135511 #111355

tetradic

#551113 #355511 #115553 #311155

square

#551113 #355511 #115553 #311155

split-complementary

#551113 #115531 #113555

monochromatic

#1A0506 #220708 #551113 #881B1E #BB252A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.23

#551113 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#551113 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551113

14.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551113	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551113	1.00	14.23	1.48	14.23
#FFFFFF	14.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252112

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#363011

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0013

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551113;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 17, 19);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.0% 0.099 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5550',
    500: '#551113',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551113;
$custom-light: #8b5550;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551113",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 19
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.235,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29964,
    "c": 0.09911,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551113

secondary

#348E8B

accent

#EAE53E

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0302

muted

#7E7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #551113

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

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