#552111#552111

#552111 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.1% C 0.082 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552111
RGB	rgb(85, 33, 17)
HSL	hsl(14, 67%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(14, 80%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.28, 23.03, 22.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.28, 32.02, 44.01°)
OKLab	oklab(32.15% 0.065 0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(32.15% 0.082 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.3918, 3.0601, 0.8896)
Luminance	0.0306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552111 #114555

analogous

#551123 #552111 #554311

triadic

#552111 #115521 #211155

tetradic

#552111 #235511 #114555 #431155

square

#552111 #235511 #114555 #431155

split-complementary

#552111 #115543 #112355

monochromatic

#1A0A05 #220D07 #552111 #88351B #BB4925

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.03

#552111 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#552111 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552111

13.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552111	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552111	1.00	13.03	1.61	13.03
#FFFFFF	13.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2A0F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3510

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E161E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552111;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 33, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.1% 0.082 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5e4f',
    500: '#552111',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552111;
$custom-light: #8a5e4f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552111",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32148,
    "c": 0.08199,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552111

secondary

#34798E

accent

#C1EA3E

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0402

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #552111

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

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