#553333#553333

#553333 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.049 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553333
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 51)
HSL	hsl(0, 25%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(0, 40%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.38, 15.37, 6.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.38, 16.68, 22.81°)
OKLab	oklab(36.26% 0.0466 0.0167)
OKLCH	oklch(36.26% 0.049 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.5279, 4.5384, 3.7162)
Luminance	0.0454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553333 #335555

analogous

#553344 #553333 #554433

triadic

#553333 #335533 #333355

tetradic

#553333 #445533 #335555 #443355

square

#553333 #445533 #335555 #443355

split-complementary

#553333 #335544 #334455

monochromatic

#130B0B #2F1C1C #553333 #7B4A4A #A16262

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.01

#553333 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#553333 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553333

11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553333	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553333	1.00	11.01	1.91	11.01
#FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A3833

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#423F32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B2F33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553333;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.049 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866b6a',
    500: '#553333',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553333;
$custom-light: #866b6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553333",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36257,
    "c": 0.04949,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553333

secondary

#5E8686

accent

#C1C166

background

#F8F6F6

surface

#EFEBEB

border

#CAC6C6

text

#0B0606

muted

#7C7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #553333

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

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