#551414#551414

#551414 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.3% C 0.096 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551414
RGB	rgb(85, 20, 20)
HSL	hsl(0, 62%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(0, 76%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 76.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.84, 29.82, 17.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.84, 34.60, 30.47°)
OKLab	oklab(30.32% 0.0869 0.0404)
OKLCH	oklch(30.32% 0.096 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.1232, 2.4827, 0.9238)
Luminance	0.0248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551414 #145555

analogous

#551434 #551414 #553414

triadic

#551414 #145514 #141455

tetradic

#551414 #345514 #145555 #341455

square

#551414 #345514 #145555 #341455

split-complementary

#551414 #145534 #143455

monochromatic

#190606 #230808 #551414 #872020 #B82B2B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.03

#551414 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#551414 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551414

14.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551414	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551414	1.00	14.03	1.50	14.03
#FFFFFF	14.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262313

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373112

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0115

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551414;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 20, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.3% 0.096 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5751',
    500: '#551414',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551414;
$custom-light: #8b5751;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551414",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30323,
    "c": 0.09582,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551414

secondary

#388D8D

accent

#E5E543

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0302

muted

#7E7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #551414

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

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