#55231E#55231E

#55231E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.7% C 0.076 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55231E
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 30)
HSL	hsl(5, 48%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(5, 65%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 64.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.93, 22.78, 14.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.93, 27.05, 32.64°)
OKLab	oklab(32.71% 0.067 0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(32.71% 0.076 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.5821, 3.2276, 1.6097)
Luminance	0.0323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55231E #1E5055

analogous

#551E34 #55231E #553F1E

triadic

#55231E #1E5523 #231E55

tetradic

#55231E #34551E #1E5055 #3F1E55

square

#55231E #34551E #1E5055 #3F1E55

split-complementary

#55231E #1E553F #1E3455

monochromatic

#170908 #28100E #55231E #82362E #AF483E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.76

#55231E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#55231E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55231E

12.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55231E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55231E	1.00	12.76	1.65	12.76
#FFFFFF	12.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2C1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C361D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D1A22

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55231e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.7% 0.076 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895f59',
    500: '#55231e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55231e;
$custom-light: #895f59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55231e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 22.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32708,
    "c": 0.07565,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55231E

secondary

#45848A

accent

#CBD750

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0C0503

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #55231E

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

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