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Recognised as Colour

#552C31

  • #552C31
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#552C31 is a red with RGB values 85, 44, 49 and HSL 353°, 32%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#552C31#552C31
HEX#552C31
RGBrgb(85, 44, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1725, 0.1922
RGB percentages33.3%, 17.3%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(352.7, 31.8%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 48.2%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 48.2%, 42.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,581,873
CSS custom property--colour: #552C31;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#AAD3CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#343331no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E3B30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#5C282Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 29Black · ΔE 31Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.4Gray · ΔE 36.2Sienna · ΔE 37.9Saddle brown · ΔE 39
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 29.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C5550
Analogous#552C45, #553C2C
Triadic#31552C, #2C3155
Split complementary#2C553B, #2C4555
Tetradic#46552C, #2C5550, #3C2C55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C38A91
Lighter +30%#B16972
Lighter +20%#984F58
Lighter +10%#773D44
Darker −10%#331B1E
Darker −20%#12090A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#651C25
Less saturated −25%#453C3D

Channel breakdown

R85
G44
B49
Red85 (33.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue352.68°
Saturation (HSL)31.78%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 2C · B 31

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