#552b20

Color #552b20

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 30.31 Nearest Tailwind class amber-950 #461901 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#552b20

RGB

rgb(85, 43, 32)

HSL

hsl(12.5, 45.3%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.5, 62.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 49.4%, 62.4%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(22.87, 18.16, 15.74)

LCH

lch(22.87, 24.03, 40.92)

OKLCH

oklch(34.2%, 0.0652, 35.64)

HWB

hwb(12.5, 12.5%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#204a55

Analogous

#55202f

#552b20

#554520

Triadic

#552b20

#20552b

#2b2055

Split-complementary

#552b20

#205545

#202f55

Tetradic

#552b20

#4a5520

#204a55

#2b2055

Square

#552b20

#2f5520

#204a55

#452055

Shades

Color #552b20 mixed toward black.

#47241b

#391d15

#2a1510

#1c0e0b

#0e0705

Tints

Color #552b20 mixed toward white.

#844332

#b45b44

#c98370

#dbaca0

#edd6cf

Tones

Color #552b20 mixed toward gray.

#502e24

#4c3029

#48332d

#433532

#3f3836

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (11.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464623 · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#494b24 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#532526 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #552b20;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#552b20]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#552b20 (#552b20) is rgb(85, 43, 32) in RGB.

No, #552b20 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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