#552b1e

Color #552b1e

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 29.34 Nearest Tailwind class amber-950 #461901 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#552b1e

RGB

rgb(85, 43, 30)

HSL

hsl(14.2, 47.8%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.2, 64.7%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 49.4%, 64.7%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(22.84, 17.98, 17)

LCH

lch(22.84, 24.74, 43.4)

OKLCH

oklch(34.2%, 0.0661, 38)

HWB

hwb(14.2, 11.8%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1e4855

Analogous

#551e2c

#552b1e

#55461e

Triadic

#552b1e

#1e552b

#2b1e55

Split-complementary

#552b1e

#1e5546

#1e2c55

Tetradic

#552b1e

#48551e

#1e4855

#2b1e55

Square

#552b1e

#2c551e

#1e4855

#461e55

Shades

Color #552b1e mixed toward black.

#472419

#391d14

#2a150f

#1c0e0a

#0e0705

Tints

Color #552b1e mixed toward white.

#85442f

#b65c40

#cb836d

#ddad9e

#eed6ce

Tones

Color #552b1e mixed toward gray.

#502d23

#4c3027

#47322c

#433530

#3e3735

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464622 · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#494b22 · ΔE 25.4

Tritanopia

#532425 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #552b1e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#552b1e]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#552b1e (#552b1e) is rgb(85, 43, 30) in RGB.

No, #552b1e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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