#55240E#55240E

#55240E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 32.6% C 0.080 H 42.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55240E
RGB	rgb(85, 36, 14)
HSL	hsl(19, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(19, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.6%, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.92, 21.14, 24.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.92, 32.43, 49.31°)
OKLab	oklab(32.63% 0.0586 0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(32.63% 0.08 42.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.4569, 3.2253, 0.8032)
Luminance	0.0323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55240E #0E3F55

analogous

#550E1B #55240E #55480E

triadic

#55240E #0E5524 #240E55

tetradic

#55240E #1B550E #0E3F55 #480E55

square

#55240E #1B550E #0E3F55 #480E55

split-complementary

#55240E #0E5548 #0E1B55

monochromatic

#1A0B04 #200E05 #55240E #8A3A17 #BE511F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.77

#55240E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#55240E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55240E

12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55240E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55240E	1.00	12.77	1.65	12.77
#FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#322C0B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E360D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E191F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55240e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 36, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.6% 0.080 42.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a604e',
    500: '#55240e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55240e;
$custom-light: #8a604e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55240e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.592,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32625,
    "c": 0.07999,
    "h": 42.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55240E

secondary

#30728F

accent

#B6EE39

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0501

muted

#7D7977

Preview Lab

Preview with #55240E

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

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