#552120#552120

#552120 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.078 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552120
RGB	rgb(85, 33, 32)
HSL	hsl(1, 45%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(1, 62%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 62.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.53, 24.10, 12.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.53, 27.24, 27.82°)
OKLab	oklab(32.42% 0.0714 0.0311)
OKLCH	oklch(32.42% 0.078 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.5513, 3.1238, 1.7295)
Luminance	0.0312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552120 #205455

analogous

#552039 #552120 #553B20

triadic

#552120 #205521 #212055

tetradic

#552120 #395520 #205455 #3B2055

square

#552120 #395520 #205455 #3B2055

split-complementary

#552120 #20553B #203955

monochromatic

#160908 #29100F #552120 #813231 #AE4441

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.93

#552120 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#552120 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552120

12.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552120	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552120	1.00	12.93	1.62	12.93
#FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E2B20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B361F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D1821

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552120;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 33, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.078 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895e5b',
    500: '#552120',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552120;
$custom-light: #895e5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552120",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.132,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 22.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32418,
    "c": 0.0779,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552120

secondary

#47888A

accent

#D3D553

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0404

muted

#7D7979

Preview Lab

Preview with #552120

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

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