#552F22#552F22

#552F22 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.060 H 39.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F22
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 34)
HSL	hsl(15, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(15, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 60%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.94, 15.86, 15.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.94, 22.37, 44.86°)
OKLab	oklab(35.02% 0.0463 0.0383)
OKLCH	oklch(35.02% 0.06 39.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.0519, 4.0803, 2.0346)
Luminance	0.0408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F22 #224855

analogous

#55222E #552F22 #554822

triadic

#552F22 #22552F #2F2255

tetradic

#552F22 #2E5522 #224855 #482255

square

#552F22 #2E5522 #224855 #482255

split-complementary

#552F22 #225548 #222E55

monochromatic

#160C09 #291711 #552F22 #814733 #AC5F45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.56

#552F22 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#552F22 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F22

11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F22	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F22	1.00	11.56	1.82	11.56
#FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#393421

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#423C22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D292C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f22;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.060 39.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88685d',
    500: '#552f22',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f22;
$custom-light: #88685d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f22",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.294,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35023,
    "c": 0.06008,
    "h": 39.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F22

secondary

#4A7989

accent

#B3D355

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0604

muted

#7D7A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F22

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

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