#552116#552116

#552116 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.080 H 33.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552116
RGB	rgb(85, 33, 22)
HSL	hsl(10, 59%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 74.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.35, 23.32, 19.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.35, 30.20, 39.44°)
OKLab	oklab(32.22% 0.067 0.0444)
OKLCH	oklch(32.22% 0.08 33.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.4354, 3.0775, 1.1194)
Luminance	0.0308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552116 #164A55

analogous

#55162A #552116 #554016

triadic

#552116 #165521 #211655

tetradic

#552116 #2A5516 #164A55 #401655

square

#552116 #2A5516 #164A55 #401655

split-complementary

#552116 #165540 #162A55

monochromatic

#180906 #240E09 #552116 #863423 #B6472F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.00

#552116 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#552116 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552116

13.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552116	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552116	1.00	13.00	1.62	13.00
#FFFFFF	13.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2A15

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3515

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E161F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552116;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 33, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.080 33.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5e53',
    500: '#552116',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552116;
$custom-light: #8a5e53;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552116",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.476,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32222,
    "c": 0.08035,
    "h": 33.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552116

secondary

#3A7E8C

accent

#C7E246

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0402

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #552116

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

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