#553D36#553D36

#553D36 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.036 H 36.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553D36
RGB	rgb(85, 61, 54)
HSL	hsl(14, 22%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(14, 36%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 36.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.21, 9.42, 8.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.21, 12.65, 41.87°)
OKLab	oklab(38.47% 0.0289 0.0217)
OKLCH	oklch(38.47% 0.036 36.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.0811, 5.5355, 4.2375)
Luminance	0.0554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553D36 #364E55

analogous

#55363F #553D36 #554D36

triadic

#553D36 #36553D #3D3655

tetradic

#553D36 #3F5536 #364E55 #4D3655

square

#553D36 #3F5536 #364E55 #4D3655

split-complementary

#553D36 #36554D #363F55

monochromatic

#130D0C #30221E #553D36 #7A584E #9E7367

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.97

#553D36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#553D36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553D36

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553D36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553D36	1.00	9.97	2.11	9.97
#FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B3A3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553d36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 61, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.036 36.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86726d',
    500: '#553d36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553d36;
$custom-light: #86726d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553d36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.548,
    "s": 22.302,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38467,
    "c": 0.03607,
    "h": 36.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553D36

secondary

#617D85

accent

#ABBF69

background

#F8F6F6

surface

#EFECEB

border

#CAC7C6

text

#0B0807

muted

#7C7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #553D36

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

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