#55121D#55121D

#55121D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.3% C 0.097 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55121D
RGB	rgb(85, 18, 29)
HSL	hsl(350, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(350, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 65.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.71, 31.27, 11.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.71, 33.18, 19.52°)
OKLab	oklab(30.28% 0.0936 0.0271)
OKLCH	oklch(30.28% 0.097 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.1848, 2.4532, 1.4153)
Luminance	0.0245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55121D #12554A

analogous

#55123F #55121D #552812

triadic

#55121D #1D5512 #121D55

tetradic

#55121D #3F5512 #12554A #281255

square

#55121D #3F5512 #12554A #281255

split-complementary

#55121D #125528 #123F55

monochromatic

#190509 #22070C #55121D #881D2E #BA273F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.09

#55121D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#55121D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55121D

14.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55121D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55121D	1.00	14.09	1.49	14.09
#FFFFFF	14.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24221D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35301B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0117

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55121d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 18, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.3% 0.097 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5658',
    500: '#55121d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55121d;
$custom-light: #8a5658;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55121d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.149,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30278,
    "c": 0.09744,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55121D

secondary

#358E7F

accent

#E8CC40

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0D0303

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #55121D

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

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