#552c15

Espresso

Closest match (94% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(85, 44, 21)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(22, 60%, 21%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(0, 48, 75, 67)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.038

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#552c15

#153e55

Analogous (Adjacent)

#55151e

#552c15

#554c15

Triadic

#552c15

#15552c

#2c1555

Split complementary

#552c15

#15554c

#151e55

Complete conversion table

HEX

#552C15

RGB

rgb(85,44,21)

RGBA

rgba(85,44,21, 1)

HSL

hsl(21.56,60.38%,20.78%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.34 0.07 48.2)

CSS Variable

--color: #552c15;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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SOLIDSOFTOUTLINE

Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

I love this new color! 😍

Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

11.95

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

1.76

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#552c15#222215

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#552c15#3c4215

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#552c15#53393f

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#552c15#373737

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

70%

19%

11%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ivory black

Pigment

70%

Cadmium red

Pigment

19%

Cadmium yellow

Pigment

11%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Orange hue

590–620 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Warm

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

3.8%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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West Coast

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Espresso

#55151E

Parsley

#15552C

Valhalla

#2C1555

Eden

#15554C

Spicy Mix

#8E5E44

Temptress

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