#55230C#55230C

#55230C is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.4% C 0.082 H 43.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55230C
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 12)
HSL	hsl(19, 75%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(19, 86%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 85.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.68, 21.64, 25.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.68, 33.27, 49.43°)
OKLab	oklab(32.43% 0.0597 0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(32.43% 0.082 43)
XYZ	xyz(4.4142, 3.1605, 0.7253)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55230C #0C3E55

analogous

#550C1A #55230C #55480C

triadic

#55230C #0C5523 #230C55

tetradic

#55230C #1A550C #0C3E55 #480C55

square

#55230C #1A550C #0C3E55 #480C55

split-complementary

#55230C #0C5548 #0C1A55

monochromatic

#1B0B04 #1F0D04 #55230C #8B3914 #C04F1B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.87

#55230C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#55230C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55230C

12.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55230C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55230C	1.00	12.87	1.63	12.87
#FFFFFF	12.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#312B09

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D360B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E181E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55230c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 12);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.4% 0.082 43.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5f4d',
    500: '#55230c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55230c;
$custom-light: #8a5f4d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55230c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 12
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.904,
    "s": 75.258,
    "l": 19.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32429,
    "c": 0.08167,
    "h": 43
  },
  "luminance": 0.0316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55230C

secondary

#2D7190

accent

#B7F236

background

#F9F5F4

surface

#F1E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0401

muted

#7E7977

Preview Lab

Preview with #55230C

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →