What color is #551D42?

#551D42 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551D42?

The RGB value is 85, 29, 66: 85 red, 29 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551D42?

The complementary color is #1D5530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551D42 color

#551D42 rgb(85, 29, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #551D42 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 11.4% green and 25.9% blue (85, 29, 66).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 49% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 22% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#551D42 color codes

HEX	`#551D42`
RGB	`rgb(85, 29, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 11.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 49%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 66%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 22%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.84, 30.63, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.84, 32.35, 341.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.169, 3.204, 5.499)`
Decimal	`5578050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551D42, 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 #551D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #551D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551d42; }
.text { color: #551d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 29 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551d42, #551d26); }

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Questions

What color is #551D42?: #551D42 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551D42?: The RGB value is 85, 29, 66: 85 red, 29 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551D42?: The complementary color is #1D5530, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.