#55221b

Color #55221b

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 30.08 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#55221b

RGB

rgb(85, 34, 27)

HSL

hsl(7.2, 51.8%, 22%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.2, 68.2%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 60%, 68.2%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(20.65, 23.11, 16.26)

LCH

lch(20.65, 28.26, 35.13)

OKLCH

oklch(32.5%, 0.0777, 29.8)

HWB

hwb(7.2, 10.6%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b4e55

Analogous

#551b31

#55221b

#553f1b

Triadic

#55221b

#1b5522

#221b55

Split-complementary

#55221b

#1b553f

#1b3155

Tetradic

#55221b

#4e551b

#1b4e55

#221b55

Square

#55221b

#31551b

#1b4e55

#3f1b55

Shades

Color #55221b mixed toward black.

#471c17

#391712

#2b110e

#1c0b09

#0e0605

Tints

Color #55221b mixed toward white.

#87362b

#ba4a3b

#cf7468

#dfa39a

#efd1cd

Tones

Color #55221b mixed toward gray.

#502620

#4b2925

#472d2a

#42312e

#3d3433

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.63:1

White text reads better on this background (12.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44441d · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#474a1d · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#531e1f · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 20.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #55221b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#55221b]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#55221b (#55221b) is rgb(85, 34, 27) in RGB.

No, #55221b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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