What color is #551A1B?

#551A1B 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 #551A1B?

The RGB value is 85, 26, 27: 85 red, 26 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551A1B?

The complementary color is #1A5554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551A1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551A1B color

#551A1B rgb(85, 26, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #551A1B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 10.2% green and 10.6% blue (85, 26, 27).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 53% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 68% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#551A1B color codes

HEX	`#551A1B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 26, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 10.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 53%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 69%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 68%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, 27.44, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 30.89, 27.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.314, 2.75, 1.34)`
Decimal	`5577243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551A1B, 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 #551A1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551A1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #551A1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551a1b; }
.text { color: #551a1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551a1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 26 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551a1b, #55361a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #551A1B?: #551A1B 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 #551A1B?: The RGB value is 85, 26, 27: 85 red, 26 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551A1B?: The complementary color is #1A5554, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551A1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.