What color is #551A18?

#551A18 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551A18?

The RGB value is 85, 26, 24: 85 red, 26 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551A18?

The complementary color is #185355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551A18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551A18 color

#551A18 rgb(85, 26, 24)

Shades of red

The hex color #551A18 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 10.2% green and 9.4% blue (85, 26, 24).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 56% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 72% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#551A18 color codes

HEX	`#551A18`
RGB	`rgb(85, 26, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 10.2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 56%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 72%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 72%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.96, 27.22, 16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.96, 31.67, 30.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.281, 2.737, 1.167)`
Decimal	`5577240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551A18, 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 #551A18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551A18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #551A18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551a18; }
.text { color: #551a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551a18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 26 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551a18, #553818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #551A18?: #551A18 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551A18?: The RGB value is 85, 26, 24: 85 red, 26 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551A18?: The complementary color is #185355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551A18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.