#551222#551222

#551222 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.4% C 0.098 H 11.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551222
RGB	rgb(85, 18, 34)
HSL	hsl(346, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(346, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 60%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.83, 31.68, 7.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.83, 32.60, 13.63°)
OKLab	oklab(30.41% 0.0959 0.0193)
OKLCH	oklch(30.41% 0.098 11.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.2517, 2.4800, 1.7679)
Luminance	0.0248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551222 #125545

analogous

#551243 #551222 #552412

triadic

#551222 #225512 #122255

tetradic

#551222 #435512 #125545 #241255

square

#551222 #435512 #125545 #241255

split-complementary

#551222 #125524 #124355

monochromatic

#19050A #22070E #551222 #881D36 #BA274A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.04

#551222 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#551222 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551222

14.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551222	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551222	1.00	14.04	1.50	14.04
#FFFFFF	14.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#232322

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#343120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0319

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551222;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 18, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.4% 0.098 11.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a565c',
    500: '#551222',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551222;
$custom-light: #8a565c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551222",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.672,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30409,
    "c": 0.0978,
    "h": 11.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.02479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551222

secondary

#358E79

accent

#E8C040

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0304

muted

#7D7879

Preview Lab

Preview with #551222

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

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