What color is #55090B?

#55090B is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55090B?

The RGB value is 85, 9, 11: 85 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55090B?

The complementary color is #095553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55090B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55090B color

#55090B rgb(85, 9, 11)

Shades of red

The hex color #55090B is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 3.5% green and 4.3% blue (85, 9, 11).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 87% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Sacramental Red (#5E0E0B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#55090B color codes

HEX	`#55090B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 9, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 3.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 87%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.26, 33.46, 20.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.26, 39.25, 31.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.905, 2.151, 0.526)`
Decimal	`5572875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55090B, 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 #55090B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55090B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #55090B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55090b; }
.text { color: #55090b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55090b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 9 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55090b, #552d09); }

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Questions

What color is #55090B?: #55090B is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Sacramental Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55090B?: The RGB value is 85, 9, 11: 85 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55090B?: The complementary color is #095553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55090B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.