#55150E#55150E

#55150E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.4% C 0.096 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55150E
RGB	rgb(85, 21, 14)
HSL	hsl(6, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(6, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.92, 29.07, 21.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.92, 35.94, 36.01°)
OKLab	oklab(30.35% 0.0831 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(30.35% 0.096 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.0942, 2.4999, 0.6823)
Luminance	0.0250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55150E #0E4E55

analogous

#550E2B #55150E #55390E

triadic

#55150E #0E5515 #150E55

tetradic

#55150E #2B550E #0E4E55 #390E55

square

#55150E #2B550E #0E4E55 #390E55

split-complementary

#55150E #0E5539 #0E2B55

monochromatic

#1A0604 #200805 #55150E #8A2217 #BE2F1F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.00

#55150E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#55150E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55150E

14.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55150E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55150E	1.00	14.00	1.50	14.00
#FFFFFF	14.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28230D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37310B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0214

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55150e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 21, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.4% 0.096 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b574d',
    500: '#55150e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55150e;
$custom-light: #8b574d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55150e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.915,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30354,
    "c": 0.09579,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55150E

secondary

#30868F

accent

#DDEE39

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0301

muted

#7E7877

Preview Lab

Preview with #55150E

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

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