#552C25#552C25

#552C25 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.062 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552C25
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 37)
HSL	hsl(9, 39%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(9, 56%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.2%, 56.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.23, 18.04, 12.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.23, 22.16, 35.53°)
OKLab	oklab(34.5% 0.0534 0.0318)
OKLCH	oklch(34.5% 0.062 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.9813, 3.8667, 2.2339)
Luminance	0.0387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552C25 #254E55

analogous

#552536 #552C25 #554425

triadic

#552C25 #25552C #2C2555

tetradic

#552C25 #365525 #254E55 #442555

square

#552C25 #365525 #254E55 #442555

split-complementary

#552C25 #255544 #253655

monochromatic

#150B09 #2A1612 #552C25 #804238 #AA584A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.84

#552C25 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#552C25 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552C25

11.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552C25	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552C25	1.00	11.84	1.77	11.84
#FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#363224

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#403B24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D262A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552c25;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.062 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88665f',
    500: '#552c25',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552c25;
$custom-light: #88665f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552c25",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.75,
    "s": 39.344,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34499,
    "c": 0.06218,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552C25

secondary

#4D8088

accent

#BECF59

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0604

muted

#7D7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #552C25

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

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