#55221A#55221A

#55221A is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.078 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55221A
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 26)
HSL	hsl(8, 53%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(8, 69%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 69.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.64, 23.03, 16.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.64, 28.57, 36.27°)
OKLab	oklab(32.46% 0.067 0.04)
OKLCH	oklch(32.46% 0.078 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.5052, 3.1505, 1.3479)
Luminance	0.0315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55221A #1A4D55

analogous

#551A30 #55221A #55401A

triadic

#55221A #1A5522 #221A55

tetradic

#55221A #30551A #1A4D55 #401A55

square

#55221A #30551A #1A4D55 #401A55

split-complementary

#55221A #1A5540 #1A3055

monochromatic

#170907 #260F0C #55221A #843528 #B34737

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.88

#55221A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#55221A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55221A

12.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55221A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55221A	1.00	12.88	1.63	12.88
#FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2B19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3619

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E1820

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55221a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 26);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.078 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895f56',
    500: '#55221a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55221a;
$custom-light: #895f56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55221a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 26
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.136,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 21.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32459,
    "c": 0.07796,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55221A

secondary

#40818B

accent

#C9DD4B

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0403

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #55221A

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

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