#551216#551216

#551216 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 30.1% C 0.098 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551216
RGB	rgb(85, 18, 22)
HSL	hsl(356, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.56, 30.80, 15.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.56, 34.63, 27.22°)
OKLab	oklab(30.13% 0.0905 0.037)
OKLCH	oklch(30.13% 0.098 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.1079, 2.4224, 1.0102)
Luminance	0.0242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551216 #125551

analogous

#551237 #551216 #552F12

triadic

#551216 #165512 #121655

tetradic

#551216 #375512 #125551 #2F1255

square

#551216 #375512 #125551 #2F1255

split-complementary

#551216 #12552F #123755

monochromatic

#190507 #220709 #551216 #881D23 #BA2730

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.15

#551216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#551216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551216

14.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551216	1.00	14.15	1.48	14.15
#FFFFFF	14.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252216

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#363014

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0014

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 18, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.1% 0.098 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5653',
    500: '#551216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551216;
$custom-light: #8b5653;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.418,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30128,
    "c": 0.09774,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551216

secondary

#358E88

accent

#E8DE40

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0302

muted

#7E7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #551216

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

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