What color is #55081F?

#55081F is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55081F?

The RGB value is 85, 8, 31: 85 red, 8 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55081F?

The complementary color is #08553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55081F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55081F color

#55081F rgb(85, 8, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #55081F is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 3.1% green and 12.2% blue (85, 8, 31).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 83% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 64% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#55081F color codes

HEX	`#55081F`
RGB	`rgb(85, 8, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 3.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 83%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 91%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 64%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.53, 34.88, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.53, 35.8, 13.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.081, 2.205, 1.507)`
Decimal	`5572639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55081F, 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 #55081F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55081F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #55081F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55081f; }
.text { color: #55081f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55081f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 8 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55081f, #551808); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #55081F?: #55081F is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55081F?: The RGB value is 85, 8, 31: 85 red, 8 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55081F?: The complementary color is #08553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55081F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.