#552E22#552E22

#552E22 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.061 H 37.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E22
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 34)
HSL	hsl(14, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(14, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 60%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.68, 16.49, 15.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.68, 22.59, 43.14°)
OKLab	oklab(34.82% 0.0482 0.0375)
OKLCH	oklch(34.82% 0.061 37.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.0124, 4.0013, 2.0214)
Luminance	0.0400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E22 #224955

analogous

#55222F #552E22 #554722

triadic

#552E22 #22552E #2E2255

tetradic

#552E22 #2F5522 #224955 #472255

square

#552E22 #2F5522 #224955 #472255

split-complementary

#552E22 #225547 #222F55

monochromatic

#160C09 #291611 #552E22 #814633 #AC5D45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.67

#552E22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#552E22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E22

11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E22	1.00	11.67	1.80	11.67
#FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#383321

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413C21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D272B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.061 37.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88675d',
    500: '#552e22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e22;
$custom-light: #88675d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34824,
    "c": 0.0611,
    "h": 37.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E22

secondary

#4A7A89

accent

#B5D355

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0604

muted

#7D7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E22

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

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