#552212#552212

#552212 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.081 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552212
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 18)
HSL	hsl(14, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(14, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 78.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.52, 22.51, 21.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.52, 31.42, 44.23°)
OKLab	oklab(32.33% 0.0636 0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(32.33% 0.081 37.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.4280, 3.1196, 0.9411)
Luminance	0.0312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552212 #124555

analogous

#551224 #552212 #554312

triadic

#552212 #125522 #221255

tetradic

#552212 #245512 #124555 #431255

square

#552212 #245512 #124555 #431255

split-complementary

#552212 #125543 #122455

monochromatic

#190A05 #220E07 #552212 #88361D #BA4A27

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.93

#552212 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#552212 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552212

12.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552212	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552212	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)

#302A10

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3611

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E171E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552212;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.081 37.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5f50',
    500: '#552212',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552212;
$custom-light: #8a5f50;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552212",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.328,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32329,
    "c": 0.08057,
    "h": 37.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552212

secondary

#35798E

accent

#C0E840

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0402

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #552212

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

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