#551315#551315

#551315 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.2% C 0.097 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551315
RGB	rgb(85, 19, 21)
HSL	hsl(358, 63%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 75.3%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.70, 30.31, 16.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.70, 34.61, 28.85°)
OKLab	oklab(30.22% 0.0887 0.0387)
OKLCH	oklch(30.22% 0.097 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.1150, 2.4518, 0.9659)
Luminance	0.0245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551315 #135553

analogous

#551336 #551315 #553213

triadic

#551315 #155513 #131555

tetradic

#551315 #365513 #135553 #321355

square

#551315 #365513 #135553 #321355

split-complementary

#551315 #135532 #133655

monochromatic

#190606 #230809 #551315 #871E21 #B9292E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.09

#551315 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.49

#551315 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551315

14.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551315	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551315	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)

#262214

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#363113

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0014

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551315;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 19, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.2% 0.097 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5652',
    500: '#551315',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551315;
$custom-light: #8b5652;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551315",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 19,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.182,
    "s": 63.462,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30223,
    "c": 0.09677,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551315

secondary

#368D8B

accent

#E6E141

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0302

muted

#7E7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #551315

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

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