#552242

Color #552242

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 31.92 Nearest Tailwind class pink-950 #510424 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#552242

RGB

rgb(85, 34, 66)

HSL

hsl(322.4, 42.9%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.4, 60%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 60%, 22.4%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(21.83, 27.97, -8.9)

LCH

lch(21.83, 29.35, 342.35)

OKLCH

oklch(33.8%, 0.0869, 344.24)

HWB

hwb(322.4, 13.3%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#225535

Analogous

#4e2255

#552242

#552228

Triadic

#552242

#425522

#224255

Split-complementary

#552242

#285522

#22554e

Tetradic

#552242

#553522

#225535

#224255

Square

#552242

#554e22

#225535

#222855

Shades

Color #552242 mixed toward black.

#471c37

#39172c

#2a1121

#1c0b16

#0e060b

Tints

Color #552242 mixed toward white.

#833566

#b2478a

#c773a8

#daa2c5

#ecd0e2

Tones

Color #552242 mixed toward gray.

#512641

#4c2a40

#482f3f

#44333e

#40373c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44443c · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#474a3a · ΔE 33.6

Tritanopia

#533735 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 21.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #552242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#552242]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#552242 (#552242) is rgb(85, 34, 66) in RGB.

No, #552242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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