#55232E#55232E

#55232E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.075 H 8.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55232E
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 46)
HSL	hsl(347, 42%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(347, 59%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 45.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.32, 24.46, 4.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.32, 24.80, 9.59°)
OKLab	oklab(33.13% 0.0743 0.0109)
OKLCH	oklch(33.13% 0.075 8.3)
XYZ	xyz(4.8408, 3.3311, 2.9723)
Luminance	0.0333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55232E #23554A

analogous

#552347 #55232E #553123

triadic

#55232E #2E5523 #232E55

tetradic

#55232E #475523 #23554A #312355

square

#55232E #475523 #23554A #312355

split-complementary

#55232E #235531 #234755

monochromatic

#16090C #2A1117 #55232E #803545 #AC475D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.60

#55232E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#55232E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55232E

12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55232E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55232E	1.00	12.60	1.67	12.60
#FFFFFF	12.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2D2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39372D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C1D27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55232e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.075 8.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886066',
    500: '#55232e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55232e;
$custom-light: #886066;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55232e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.8,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3313,
    "c": 0.07507,
    "h": 8.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55232E

secondary

#4B897B

accent

#D1B656

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#F0E9EB

border

#CBC5C6

text

#0C0506

muted

#7D797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #55232E

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

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