#552016#552016

#552016 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.082 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552016
RGB	rgb(85, 32, 22)
HSL	hsl(10, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.14, 23.89, 18.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.14, 30.48, 38.40°)
OKLab	oklab(32.06% 0.0687 0.0438)
OKLCH	oklch(32.06% 0.082 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.4081, 3.0228, 1.1102)
Luminance	0.0302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552016 #164B55

analogous

#55162B #552016 #553F16

triadic

#552016 #165520 #201655

tetradic

#552016 #2B5516 #164B55 #3F1655

square

#552016 #2B5516 #164B55 #3F1655

split-complementary

#552016 #16553F #162B55

monochromatic

#180906 #240E09 #552016 #863223 #B6452F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.09

#552016 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.60

#552016 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552016

13.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552016	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552016	1.00	13.09	1.60	13.09
#FFFFFF	13.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E2915

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B3515

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E151E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552016;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 32, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.082 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5d53',
    500: '#552016',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552016;
$custom-light: #8a5d53;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552016",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.524,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32058,
    "c": 0.08151,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552016

secondary

#3A7F8C

accent

#C9E246

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0402

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #552016

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

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