#552511#552511

#552511 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.078 H 42.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#552511
RGBrgb(85, 37, 17)
HSLhsl(18, 67%, 20%)
HSVhsv(18, 80%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 56.5%, 80%, 66.7%)
CIE-LABlab(21.19, 20.71, 23.25)
CIE-LCHlch(21.19, 31.13, 48.31°)
OKLaboklab(32.84% 0.0579 0.0521)
OKLCHoklch(32.84% 0.078 42)
XYZxyz(4.5095, 3.2955, 0.9288)
Luminance0.0330 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyorange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#552511 #114155
analogous
#55111F #552511 #554711
triadic
#552511 #115525 #251155
tetradic
#552511 #1F5511 #114155 #471155
square
#552511 #1F5511 #114155 #471155
split-complementary
#552511 #115547 #111F55
monochromatic
#1A0B05 #220F07 #552511 #883B1B #BB5125

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.66
#552511 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66
#552511 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552511
12.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##552511#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##5525111.0012.661.6612.66
#FFFFFF12.661.0021.001.00
#0000001.6621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF12.661.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#322C0F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E3710
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5E1B21
Achromatopsia (no color)
#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #552511;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 37, 17);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.078 42.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6150',
    500: '#552511',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #552511;
$custom-light: #8a6150;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#552511",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 17
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.647,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32838,
    "c": 0.07786,
    "h": 42
  },
  "luminance": 0.03295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#552511
secondary
#34748E
accent
#B7EA3E
background
#F8F5F4
surface
#F0E9E7
border
#CBC5C3
text
#0C0502
muted
#7D7978

Preview Lab

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#552511 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva