What color is #551A1E?

#551A1E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551A1E?

The RGB value is 85, 26, 30: 85 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551A1E?

The complementary color is #1A5551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551A1E color

#551A1E rgb(85, 26, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #551A1E is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 10.2% green and 11.8% blue (85, 26, 30).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 53% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 65% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#551A1E color codes

HEX	`#551A1E`
RGB	`rgb(85, 26, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 10.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 53%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 69%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 65%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.07, 27.67, 12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.07, 30.24, 23.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.35, 2.764, 1.533)`
Decimal	`5577246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551A1E, 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 #551A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #551A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551a1e; }
.text { color: #551a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 26 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551a1e, #55341a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #551A1E?: #551A1E is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551A1E?: The RGB value is 85, 26, 30: 85 red, 26 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551A1E?: The complementary color is #1A5551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.