#55232F#55232F

#55232F is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.075 H 7.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55232F
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 47)
HSL	hsl(346, 42%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(346, 59%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 44.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.35, 24.58, 3.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.35, 24.83, 8.06°)
OKLab	oklab(33.16% 0.0747 0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(33.16% 0.075 7)
XYZ	xyz(4.8607, 3.3391, 3.0773)
Luminance	0.0334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55232F #235549

analogous

#552348 #55232F #553023

triadic

#55232F #2F5523 #232F55

tetradic

#55232F #485523 #235549 #302355

square

#55232F #485523 #235549 #302355

split-complementary

#55232F #235530 #234855

monochromatic

#16090C #2A1117 #55232F #803547 #AC475F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.59

#55232F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.67

#55232F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55232F

12.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55232F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55232F	1.00	12.59	1.67	12.59
#FFFFFF	12.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C2D2F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39372E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C1E27

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55232f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.075 7.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876067',
    500: '#55232f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55232f;
$custom-light: #876067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55232f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.6,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33162,
    "c": 0.07529,
    "h": 7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55232F

secondary

#4B897A

accent

#D1B456

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#F0E9EB

border

#CBC5C6

text

#0C0506

muted

#7D797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #55232F

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

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