#552240#552240

#552240 is a dark, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.7% C 0.085 H 346.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552240
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(325, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(325, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 24.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.75, 27.64, -7.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.75, 28.68, 344.51°)
OKLab	oklab(33.66% 0.083 -0.0202)
OKLCH	oklch(33.66% 0.085 346.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.2439, 3.4460, 5.2385)
Luminance	0.0345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552240 #225537

analogous

#502255 #552240 #552226

triadic

#552240 #405522 #224055

tetradic

#552240 #555022 #225537 #222655

square

#552240 #555022 #225537 #222655

split-complementary

#552240 #265522 #225550

monochromatic

#160910 #29111F #552240 #813361 #AC4582

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.43

#552240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.69

#552240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552240

12.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552240	1.00	12.43	1.69	12.43
#FFFFFF	12.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#272F41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35373F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B212E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.7% 0.085 346.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876074',
    500: '#552240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552240;
$custom-light: #876074;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 324.706,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33657,
    "c": 0.08538,
    "h": 346.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552240

secondary

#4A8964

accent

#D38955

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#F0E9ED

border

#CBC5C8

text

#0B0508

muted

#7C797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #552240

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

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