#552117#552117

#552117 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.2% C 0.080 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552117
RGB	rgb(85, 33, 23)
HSL	hsl(10, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(10, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 72.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.37, 23.39, 18.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.37, 29.86, 38.42°)
OKLab	oklab(32.24% 0.0674 0.0432)
OKLCH	oklch(32.24% 0.08 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(4.4452, 3.0814, 1.1711)
Luminance	0.0308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552117 #174B55

analogous

#55172C #552117 #554017

triadic

#552117 #175521 #211755

tetradic

#552117 #2C5517 #174B55 #401755

square

#552117 #2C5517 #174B55 #401755

split-complementary

#552117 #175540 #172C55

monochromatic

#180907 #250E0A #552117 #853424 #B54631

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.99

#552117 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#552117 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552117

12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552117	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552117	1.00	12.99	1.62	12.99
#FFFFFF	12.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2A16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3516

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E171F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552117;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 33, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.2% 0.080 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5e54',
    500: '#552117',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552117;
$custom-light: #8a5e54;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552117",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.677,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32239,
    "c": 0.08005,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552117

secondary

#3C7F8C

accent

#C8E147

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0402

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #552117

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

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