Recognised as Colour

#552D22

#552D22
Red
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#552D22 is a red with RGB values 85, 45, 34 and HSL 13°, 43%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#552D22

RGBrgb(85, 45, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1765, 0.1333

RGB percentages33.3%, 17.6%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(12.9, 42.9%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(12.9, 60%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 47.1%, 60%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,582,114

CSS custom property--colour: #552D22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.77:1

Contrast with white11.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#AAD2DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#373321no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#413B21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5D262Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 30.9 Dim grey · ΔE 31 Sienna · ΔE 31.4 Black · ΔE 32.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Gray · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 30.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#224A55

Analogous#552230, #554622

Triadic#22552D, #2D2255

Split complementary#225547, #223055

Tetradic#315522, #224A55, #472255

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CA8B79

Lighter +30%#BB6B55

Lighter +20%#9E543F

Lighter +10%#794031

Darker −10%#311A13

Darker −20%#0C0605

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#642513

Less saturated −25%#463531

Channel breakdown

R85

G45

B34

Red85 (33.3%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue12.94°

Saturation (HSL)42.86%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 2D · B 22

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