#55291D#55291D

#55291D is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.036; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.069 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55291D
RGB	rgb(85, 41, 29)
HSL	hsl(13, 49%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(13, 66%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 65.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.32, 19.12, 17.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.32, 25.60, 41.66°)
OKLab	oklab(33.76% 0.0554 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(33.76% 0.069 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.7614, 3.6064, 1.6075)
Luminance	0.0361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55291D #1D4955

analogous

#551D2D #55291D #55451D

triadic

#55291D #1D5529 #291D55

tetradic

#55291D #2D551D #1D4955 #451D55

square

#55291D #2D551D #1D4955 #451D55

split-complementary

#55291D #1D5545 #1D2D55

monochromatic

#170B08 #27130D #55291D #833F2D #B0553C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.20

#55291D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.72

#55291D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55291D

12.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55291D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55291D	1.00	12.20	1.72	12.20
#FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#34301C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F391C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D2126

Achromatopsia (no color)

#353535

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55291d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 41, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.069 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886359',
    500: '#55291d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55291d;
$custom-light: #886359;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55291d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.857,
    "s": 49.123,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3376,
    "c": 0.0687,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55291D

secondary

#447B8A

accent

#BBD94F

background

#F8F5F5

surface

#F0EAE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0503

muted

#7D7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #55291D

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

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