#551512#551512

#551512 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.4% C 0.095 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551512
RGB	rgb(85, 21, 18)
HSL	hsl(3, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(3, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.97, 29.27, 18.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.97, 34.88, 32.96°)
OKLab	oklab(30.41% 0.0847 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(30.41% 0.095 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.1241, 2.5119, 0.8398)
Luminance	0.0251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551512 #125255

analogous

#551230 #551512 #553712

triadic

#551512 #125515 #151255

tetradic

#551512 #305512 #125255 #371255

square

#551512 #305512 #125255 #371255

split-complementary

#551512 #125537 #123055

monochromatic

#190605 #220907 #551512 #88211D #BA2E27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.98

#551512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.50

#551512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551512

13.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551512	1.00	13.98	1.50	13.98
#FFFFFF	13.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272311

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373110

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0215

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 21, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.4% 0.095 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5750',
    500: '#551512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551512;
$custom-light: #8b5750;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.687,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30411,
    "c": 0.09505,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.02511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551512

secondary

#358A8E

accent

#E0E840

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0302

muted

#7E7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #551512

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

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