#55282C#55282C

#55282C is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.9% C 0.067 H 15.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55282C
RGB	rgb(85, 40, 44)
HSL	hsl(355, 36%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(355, 53%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 48.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.41, 21.27, 7.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.41, 22.41, 18.31°)
OKLab	oklab(33.93% 0.0643 0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(33.93% 0.067 15.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.9600, 3.6312, 2.8221)
Luminance	0.0363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55282C #285551

analogous

#552843 #55282C #553B28

triadic

#55282C #2C5528 #282C55

tetradic

#55282C #435528 #285551 #3B2855

square

#55282C #435528 #285551 #3B2855

split-complementary

#55282C #28553B #284355

monochromatic

#150A0B #2B1416 #55282C #7F3C42 #A84F57

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.17

#55282C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.73

#55282C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55282C

12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55282C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55282C	1.00	12.17	1.73	12.17
#FFFFFF	12.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#31302C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C392B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C222A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55282c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 40, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.9% 0.067 15.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876365',
    500: '#55282c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55282c;
$custom-light: #876365;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55282c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.667,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33934,
    "c": 0.06674,
    "h": 15.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55282C

secondary

#518883

accent

#CCC25C

background

#F8F5F6

surface

#F0EAEB

border

#CBC6C6

text

#0C0505

muted

#7D797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #55282C

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

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