#552D22#552D22

#552D22 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.062 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D22
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 34)
HSL	hsl(13, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(13, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 60%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.42, 17.11, 15.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.42, 22.83, 41.46°)
OKLab	oklab(34.63% 0.0501 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(34.63% 0.062 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.9738, 3.9241, 2.0085)
Luminance	0.0392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D22 #224A55

analogous

#552230 #552D22 #554622

triadic

#552D22 #22552D #2D2255

tetradic

#552D22 #305522 #224A55 #462255

square

#552D22 #305522 #224A55 #462255

split-complementary

#552D22 #225546 #223055

monochromatic

#160C09 #291611 #552D22 #814433 #AC5B45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.77

#552D22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#552D22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D22

11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D22	1.00	11.77	1.78	11.77
#FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373321

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413B21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D262A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.062 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88665d',
    500: '#552d22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d22;
$custom-light: #88665d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.941,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34627,
    "c": 0.06217,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D22

secondary

#4A7B89

accent

#B8D355

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0604

muted

#7D7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D22

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

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