#551522#551522

#551522 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.026; OKLCH L 30.8% C 0.094 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551522
RGB	rgb(85, 21, 34)
HSL	hsl(348, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(348, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 60%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.29, 30.40, 8.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.29, 31.51, 15.30°)
OKLab	oklab(30.75% 0.0918 0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(30.75% 0.094 12.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.3036, 2.5837, 1.7851)
Luminance	0.0258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551522 #155548

analogous

#551542 #551522 #552815

triadic

#551522 #225515 #152255

tetradic

#551522 #425515 #155548 #281555

square

#551522 #425515 #155548 #281555

split-complementary

#551522 #155528 #154255

monochromatic

#19060A #24090E #551522 #862136 #B72D49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.85

#551522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.52

#551522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551522

13.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551522	1.00	13.85	1.52	13.85
#FFFFFF	13.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252422

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353120

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D071A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2D2D2D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 21, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(30.8% 0.094 12.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89585c',
    500: '#551522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551522;
$custom-light: #89585c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.813,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.30754,
    "c": 0.09409,
    "h": 12.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.02583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551522

secondary

#398D7C

accent

#E4C344

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0304

muted

#7D7879

Preview Lab

Preview with #551522

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →