#55221D#55221D

#55221D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.5% C 0.077 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55221D
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 29)
HSL	hsl(5, 49%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(5, 66%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 65.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.69, 23.27, 14.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.69, 27.66, 32.73°)
OKLab	oklab(32.52% 0.0683 0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(32.52% 0.077 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(4.5405, 3.1646, 1.5339)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55221D #1D5055

analogous

#551D34 #55221D #553E1D

triadic

#55221D #1D5522 #221D55

tetradic

#55221D #34551D #1D5055 #3E1D55

square

#55221D #34551D #1D5055 #3E1D55

split-complementary

#55221D #1D553E #1D3455

monochromatic

#170908 #27100D #55221D #83342D #B0473C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#55221D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#55221D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55221D

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55221D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55221D	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2B1C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B361C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D1921

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55221d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.5% 0.077 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895f59',
    500: '#55221d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55221d;
$custom-light: #895f59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55221d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.357,
    "s": 49.123,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32518,
    "c": 0.07717,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55221D

secondary

#44848A

accent

#CCD94F

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0403

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #55221D

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

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