#55121E#55121E

#55121E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.3% C 0.097 H 15.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55121E
RGB	rgb(85, 18, 30)
HSL	hsl(349, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(349, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 64.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.73, 31.35, 10.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.73, 33.03, 18.36°)
OKLab	oklab(30.3% 0.0941 0.0256)
OKLCH	oklch(30.3% 0.097 15.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.1974, 2.4582, 1.4815)
Luminance	0.0246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55121E #125549

analogous

#55123F #55121E #552812

triadic

#55121E #1E5512 #121E55

tetradic

#55121E #3F5512 #125549 #281255

square

#55121E #3F5512 #125549 #281255

split-complementary

#55121E #125528 #123F55

monochromatic

#190509 #22070C #55121E #881D30 #BA2742

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.08

#55121E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#55121E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55121E

14.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55121E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55121E	1.00	14.08	1.49	14.08
#FFFFFF	14.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24231E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35301C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0117

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55121e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 18, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.3% 0.097 15.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5659',
    500: '#55121e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55121e;
$custom-light: #8a5659;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55121e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.254,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30303,
    "c": 0.09747,
    "h": 15.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55121E

secondary

#358E7E

accent

#E8CA40

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0303

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #55121E

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →