#552e1f

Color #552e1f

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 29.26 Nearest Tailwind class amber-950 #461901 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#552e1f

RGB

rgb(85, 46, 31)

HSL

hsl(16.7, 46.6%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.7, 63.5%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 63.5%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(23.62, 16.2, 17.33)

LCH

lch(23.62, 23.72, 46.93)

OKLCH

oklch(34.8%, 0.0626, 41.5)

HWB

hwb(16.7, 12.2%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f4655

Analogous

#551f2b

#552e1f

#55491f

Triadic

#552e1f

#1f552e

#2e1f55

Split-complementary

#552e1f

#1f5549

#1f2b55

Tetradic

#552e1f

#46551f

#1f4655

#2e1f55

Square

#552e1f

#2b551f

#1f4655

#491f55

Shades

Color #552e1f mixed toward black.

#47261a

#391f15

#2a170f

#1c0f0a

#0e0805

Tints

Color #552e1f mixed toward white.

#854830

#b56242

#ca886f

#dcb09f

#edd7cf

Tones

Color #552e1f mixed toward gray.

#503023

#4c3228

#47342c

#433631

#3e3835

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474723 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#494c24 · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#542627 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #552e1f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#552e1f]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#552e1f (#552e1f) is rgb(85, 46, 31) in RGB.

No, #552e1f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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