All About Color #552E2A

#552E2A

About #552E2A

#552E2A is a dark red color with the hex code #552E2A. In RGB it is red 85, green 46, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 6°, saturation 34%, lightness 25%; in CMYK it is 0%, 46%, 51%, 67%. Its contrast ratio is 11.60:1 on white and 1.81:1 on black.

#552E2A Color Conversion

Hex triplet55, 2E, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 45.88%, 50.59%, 66.67%
RGB Decimal85, 46, 42
HSL6°, 34%, 25%
RGB Octal125, 56, 52
HSV (HSB)5.58°, 50.59%, 33.33%
RGB Binary1010101, 101110, 101010
CIE-L*AB23.84, 17.35, 10.36
RGB Percent33.33%, 18.04%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH23.84, 20.21, 30.84
XYZ5.14, 4.05, 2.70
CIE-L*UV23.84, 24.78, 7.54
xyY0.43, 0.34, 4.05
Hunter-Lab20.13, 10.36, 6.13
RYB33.33%, 18.20%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#552E2A on a dark background: contrast 1.81:1, fails WCAG AA.
#552E2A on a light background: contrast 11.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #552E2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#552E2A · #935048 · #180D0C · #2A5155 · #488B93

Analogous palette

#552A51 · #552A3B · #552E2A · #55442A · #51552A

Triadic palette

#552E2A · #2A552E · #2E2A55 · #935048 · #489350

Tetradic palette

#552E2A · #3B552A · #2A5155 · #442A55 · #180D0C

Monochromatic palette

#110908 · #221311 · #552E2A · #894A43 · #B36D65

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