#551122#551122

#551122 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 30.3% C 0.099 H 11.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551122
RGB	rgb(85, 17, 34)
HSL	hsl(345, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(345, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80%, 60%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.68, 32.09, 7.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.68, 32.95, 13.12°)
OKLab	oklab(30.3% 0.0972 0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(30.3% 0.099 11)
XYZ	xyz(4.2359, 2.4483, 1.7626)
Luminance	0.0245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551122 #115544

analogous

#551144 #551122 #552211

triadic

#551122 #225511 #112255

tetradic

#551122 #445511 #115544 #221155

square

#551122 #445511 #115544 #221155

split-complementary

#551122 #115522 #114455

monochromatic

#1A050A #22070E #551122 #881B36 #BB254B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.10

#551122 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#551122 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551122

14.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551122	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551122	1.00	14.10	1.49	14.10
#FFFFFF	14.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#232222

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#343020

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0218

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551122;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 17, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.3% 0.099 11.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a565c',
    500: '#551122',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551122;
$custom-light: #8a565c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551122",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30301,
    "c": 0.09898,
    "h": 11
  },
  "luminance": 0.02448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551122

secondary

#348E78

accent

#EABF3E

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0304

muted

#7D7879

Preview Lab

Preview with #551122

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

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