What color is #551421?

#551421 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551421?

The RGB value is 85, 20, 33: 85 red, 20 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551421?

The complementary color is #145548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551421?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551421 color

#551421 rgb(85, 20, 33)

Shades of red

The hex color #551421 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 7.8% green and 12.9% blue (85, 20, 33).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 62% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 61% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#551421 color codes

HEX	`#551421`
RGB	`rgb(85, 20, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 7.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 62%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 76%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 61%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.11, 30.75, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.11, 31.98, 15.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.271, 2.542, 1.704)`
Decimal	`5575713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551421, 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 #551421	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551421 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #551421 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551421; }
.text { color: #551421; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551421; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 20 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551421, #552814); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #551421?: #551421 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551421?: The RGB value is 85, 20, 33: 85 red, 20 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551421?: The complementary color is #145548, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551421?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.