#552020#552020

#552020 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.079 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552020
RGB	rgb(85, 32, 32)
HSL	hsl(0, 45%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(0, 62%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.4%, 62.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.32, 24.65, 12.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.32, 27.61, 26.76°)
OKLab	oklab(32.26% 0.0732 0.0304)
OKLCH	oklch(32.26% 0.079 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.5239, 3.0692, 1.7204)
Luminance	0.0307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552020 #205555

analogous

#55203A #552020 #553A20

triadic

#552020 #205520 #202055

tetradic

#552020 #3A5520 #205555 #3A2055

square

#552020 #3A5520 #205555 #3A2055

split-complementary

#552020 #20553A #203A55

monochromatic

#160808 #290F0F #552020 #813131 #AE4141

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.01

#552020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#552020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552020

13.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552020	1.00	13.01	1.61	13.01
#FFFFFF	13.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2A20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A351F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D1720

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 32, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.079 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895e5b',
    500: '#552020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552020;
$custom-light: #895e5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32256,
    "c": 0.07927,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552020

secondary

#478A8A

accent

#D5D553

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0404

muted

#7D7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #552020

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

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