#552D23#552D23

#552D23 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.062 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D23
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 35)
HSL	hsl(12, 42%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(12, 59%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 58.8%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.44, 17.21, 14.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.44, 22.49, 40.09°)
OKLab	oklab(34.65% 0.0506 0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(34.65% 0.062 35)
XYZ	xyz(4.9884, 3.9299, 2.0856)
Luminance	0.0393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D23 #234B55

analogous

#552332 #552D23 #554623

triadic

#552D23 #23552D #2D2355

tetradic

#552D23 #325523 #234B55 #462355

square

#552D23 #325523 #234B55 #462355

split-complementary

#552D23 #235546 #233255

monochromatic

#160B09 #2A1611 #552D23 #804435 #AC5B47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.76

#552D23 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#552D23 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D23

11.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D23	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D23	1.00	11.76	1.79	11.76
#FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373322

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413B22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D262B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d23;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.062 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88665e',
    500: '#552d23',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d23;
$custom-light: #88665e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d23",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34648,
    "c": 0.06174,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.03929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D23

secondary

#4B7C89

accent

#B9D156

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0604

muted

#7D7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D23

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

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