#55451B#55451B
#55451B is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.063 H 88.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55451B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 69, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 52%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 68%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 68.2%, 66.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.08, 1.28, 27.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.08, 27.36, 87.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.77% 0.0018 0.0628) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.77% 0.063 88.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0726, 6.2670, 1.9265) |
| Luminance | 0.0627 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.52
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 7.41
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 8.06
Mud
#735C12
ΔE00 10.18
Dark Olive
#373E02
ΔE00 10.60
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 11.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55451B #1B2B55
analogous
#55281B #55451B #48551B
triadic
#55451B #1B5545 #451B55
tetradic
#55451B #1B5528 #1B2B55 #551B48
square
#55451B #1B5528 #1B2B55 #551B48
split-complementary
#55451B #1B4855 #281B55
monochromatic
#171307 #271F0C #55451B #836B2A #B29039
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.32
#55451B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.25
#55451B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #55451B
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55451B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55451B | 1.00 | 9.32 | 2.25 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4417
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#51491D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5C3F3C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55451b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 69, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.063 88.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#877859',
500: '#55451b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55451b; $custom-light: #877859; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55451b",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 69,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.448,
"s": 51.786,
"l": 21.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39771,
"c": 0.06282,
"h": 88.3
},
"luminance": 0.06267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55451B
secondary
#41558B
accent
#74DB4D
background
#F8F7F5
surface
#F0EDE9
border
#CBC8C5
text
#0B0803
muted
#7C7B78