What color is #551E39?

#551E39 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551E39?

The RGB value is 85, 30, 57: 85 red, 30 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551E39?

The complementary color is #1E553A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551E39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551E39 color

#551E39 rgb(85, 30, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #551E39 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 11.8% green and 22.4% blue (85, 30, 57).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#551E39 color codes

HEX	`#551E39`
RGB	`rgb(85, 30, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 11.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 65%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, 28.71, -4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 29.05, 351.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.949, 3.156, 4.219)`
Decimal	`5578297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551E39, 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 #551E39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551E39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #551E39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551e39; }
.text { color: #551e39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551e39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 30 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551e39, #551f1e); }

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Questions

What color is #551E39?: #551E39 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551E39?: The RGB value is 85, 30, 57: 85 red, 30 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551E39?: The complementary color is #1E553A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551E39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.