All About Color #552C2A

#552C2A

About #552C2A

#552C2A is a dark red color with the hex code #552C2A. In RGB it is red 85, green 44, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 3°, saturation 34%, lightness 25%; in CMYK it is 0%, 48%, 51%, 67%. Its contrast ratio is 11.80:1 on white and 1.78:1 on black.

#552C2A Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 2C, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 48.24%, 50.59%, 66.67%
RGB Decimal85, 44, 42
HSL3°, 34%, 25%
RGB Octal125, 54, 52
HSV (HSB)2.79°, 50.59%, 33.33%
RGB Binary1010101, 101100, 101010
CIE-L*AB23.34, 18.60, 9.67
RGB Percent33.33%, 17.25%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH23.34, 20.96, 27.48
XYZ5.06, 3.90, 2.68
CIE-L*UV23.34, 25.84, 6.66
xyY0.44, 0.34, 3.90
Hunter-Lab19.75, 11.22, 5.79
RYB33.33%, 17.29%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#552C2A on a dark background: contrast 1.78:1, fails WCAG AA.
#552C2A on a light background: contrast 11.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #552C2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#552C2A · #934C48 · #180C0C · #2A5355 · #488F93

Analogous palette

#552A53 · #552A3E · #552C2A · #55422A · #53552A

Triadic palette

#552C2A · #2A552C · #2C2A55 · #934C48 · #48934C

Tetradic palette

#552C2A · #3E552A · #2A5355 · #422A55 · #180C0C

Monochromatic palette

#110908 · #221211 · #552C2A · #894743 · #B36965

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