#554240#554240

#554240 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.027 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554240
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(6, 14%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(6, 25%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 24.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.91, 7.84, 4.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.91, 8.97, 28.98°)
OKLab	oklab(39.87% 0.0241 0.0114)
OKLCH	oklch(39.87% 0.027 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.6200, 6.1982, 5.6972)
Luminance	0.0620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554240 #405355

analogous

#554049 #554240 #554D40

triadic

#554240 #405542 #424055

tetradic

#554240 #495540 #405355 #4D4055

square

#554240 #495540 #405355 #4D4055

split-complementary

#554240 #40554D #404955

monochromatic

#110E0D #322726 #554240 #785D5A #997A77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#554240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#554240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554240

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554240	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.027 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857674',
    500: '#554240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554240;
$custom-light: #857674;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.714,
    "s": 14.094,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39873,
    "c": 0.0267,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554240

secondary

#6D8284

accent

#B0B771

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDED

border

#CAC8C8

text

#0B0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554240

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

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