#55141E#55141E

#55141E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.5% C 0.095 H 16.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55141E
RGB	rgb(85, 20, 30)
HSL	hsl(351, 62%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(351, 76%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 64.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.04, 30.50, 10.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.04, 32.36, 19.52°)
OKLab	oklab(30.53% 0.0914 0.0265)
OKLCH	oklch(30.53% 0.095 16.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.2312, 2.5259, 1.4928)
Luminance	0.0253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55141E #14554B

analogous

#55143E #55141E #552A14

triadic

#55141E #1E5514 #141E55

tetradic

#55141E #3E5514 #14554B #2A1455

square

#55141E #3E5514 #14554B #2A1455

split-complementary

#55141E #14552A #143E55

monochromatic

#190609 #23080D #55141E #87202F #B82B41

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.95

#55141E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#55141E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55141E

13.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55141E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55141E	1.00	13.95	1.51	13.95
#FFFFFF	13.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25231E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36311C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0418

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55141e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 20, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.5% 0.095 16.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5759',
    500: '#55141e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55141e;
$custom-light: #8a5759;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55141e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.769,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30531,
    "c": 0.09512,
    "h": 16.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55141E

secondary

#388D80

accent

#E5CC43

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0303

muted

#7D7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #55141E

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

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