#551516#551516

#551516 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 30.5% C 0.094 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551516
RGB	rgb(85, 21, 22)
HSL	hsl(359, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(359, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.04, 29.49, 16.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.04, 33.76, 29.11°)
OKLab	oklab(30.48% 0.0863 0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(30.48% 0.094 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.1597, 2.5262, 1.0275)
Luminance	0.0253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551516 #155554

analogous

#551536 #551516 #553415

triadic

#551516 #165515 #151655

tetradic

#551516 #365515 #155554 #341555

square

#551516 #365515 #155554 #341555

split-complementary

#551516 #155534 #153655

monochromatic

#190606 #240909 #551516 #862123 #B72D2F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.95

#551516 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#551516 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551516

13.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551516	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551516	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)

#272315

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#373114

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E0316

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551516;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 21, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.5% 0.094 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5753',
    500: '#551516',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551516;
$custom-light: #8a5753;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551516",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.063,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3048,
    "c": 0.09444,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.02526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551516

secondary

#398D8B

accent

#E4E144

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0302

muted

#7E7878

Preview Lab

Preview with #551516

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

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