What color is #550302?

#550302 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burned. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #550302?

The RGB value is 85, 3, 2: 85 red, 3 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #550302?

The complementary color is #025455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #550302?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#550302 color

#550302 rgb(85, 3, 2)

Shades of red

The hex color #550302 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 1.2% green and 0.8% blue (85, 3, 2).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 95% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 98% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Burned (#520B00), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#550302 color codes

HEX	`#550302`
RGB	`rgb(85, 3, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 1.2%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 95%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 98%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 98%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.49, 35.07, 23.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.49, 42.06, 33.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.79, 2.001, 0.244)`
Decimal	`5571330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #550302, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #550302	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#550302 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #550302 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #550302; }
.text { color: #550302; }
.border { border: 2px solid #550302; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 3 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #550302, #552c02); }

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Questions

What color is #550302?: #550302 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burned. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #550302?: The RGB value is 85, 3, 2: 85 red, 3 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #550302?: The complementary color is #025455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #550302?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.