Colour

#550C24

#550C24
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#550C24 is a red with RGB values 85, 12, 36 and HSL 340°, 75%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#550C24

RGBrgb(85, 12, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0471, 0.1412

RGB percentages33.3%, 4.7%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(340.3, 75.3%, 19%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 85.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 85.9%, 57.6%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,573,668

CSS custom property--colour: #550C24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.34:1

Contrast with white14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#AAF3DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#202124no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#332F22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5D0017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 36.1 Maroon · ΔE 36.7 Black · ΔE 38.5 Sienna · ΔE 40.8 Dark red · ΔE 41.3 Indian red · ΔE 41.5

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 36.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0C553D

Analogous#550C49, #55180C

Triadic#24550C, #0C2455

Split complementary#0C5518, #0C4955

Tetradic#49550C, #0C553D, #180C55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5487C

Lighter +30%#DB1F5D

Lighter +20%#AE194A

Lighter +10%#821237

Darker −10%#280611

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#610020

Less saturated −25%#491828

Channel breakdown

R85

G12

B36

Red85 (33.3%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue340.27°

Saturation (HSL)75.26%

Lightness19.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 0C · B 24

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