Recognised as Colour

#552F2B

#552F2B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#552F2B is a red with RGB values 85, 47, 43 and HSL 6°, 33%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#552F2B#552F2B

HEX#552F2B

RGBrgb(85, 47, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.1843, 0.1686

RGB percentages33.3%, 18.4%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(5.7, 32.8%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.7, 49.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 44.7%, 49.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,582,635

CSS custom property--colour: #552F2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.49:1

Contrast with white11.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#AAD0D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#37352Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#413C2Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#5C2A2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 28.2 Black · ΔE 31.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Sienna · ΔE 34.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 35 Gray · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 28.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2B5155

Analogous#552B3C, #55442B

Triadic#2B552F, #2F2B55

Split complementary#2B5544, #2B3C55

Tetradic#3C552B, #2B5155, #442B55

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C38E89

Lighter +30%#B26E67

Lighter +20%#99544D

Lighter +10%#77423C

Darker −10%#331C1A

Darker −20%#110A09

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#65221B

Less saturated −25%#453C3B

Channel breakdown

R85

G47

B43

Red85 (33.3%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue5.71°

Saturation (HSL)32.81%

Lightness25.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 2F · B 2B

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Colour values

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