#552214#552214

#552214 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.080 H 36.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552214
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 20)
HSL	hsl(13, 62%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(13, 76%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 76.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.54, 22.63, 20.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.54, 30.66, 42.44°)
OKLab	oklab(32.36% 0.0644 0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(32.36% 0.08 36.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.4450, 3.1264, 1.0311)
Luminance	0.0313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552214 #144755

analogous

#551426 #552214 #554214

triadic

#552214 #145522 #221455

tetradic

#552214 #265514 #144755 #421455

square

#552214 #265514 #144755 #421455

split-complementary

#552214 #145542 #142655

monochromatic

#190A06 #230E08 #552214 #873620 #B84A2B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.92

#552214 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#552214 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552214

12.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552214	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552214	1.00	12.92	1.63	12.92
#FFFFFF	12.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#302B12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3613

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E171F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552214;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 20);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.080 36.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5f52',
    500: '#552214',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552214;
$custom-light: #8a5f52;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552214",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 20
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.923,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 20.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32358,
    "c": 0.07988,
    "h": 36.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552214

secondary

#387B8D

accent

#C2E543

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0C0402

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #552214

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

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