What color is #551E40?

#551E40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #551E40?

The RGB value is 85, 30, 64: 85 red, 30 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #551E40?

The complementary color is #1E5533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #551E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#551E40 color

#551E40 rgb(85, 30, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #551E40 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 11.8% green and 25.1% blue (85, 30, 64).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 48% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#551E40 color codes

HEX	`#551E40`
RGB	`rgb(85, 30, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 11.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 48%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 65%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 25%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.94, 29.79, -8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.94, 31.08, 343.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.136, 3.23, 5.203)`
Decimal	`5578304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #551E40, 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 #551E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#551E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #551E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #551e40; }
.text { color: #551e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #551e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 30 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #551e40, #551e25); }

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Questions

What color is #551E40?: #551E40 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #551E40?: The RGB value is 85, 30, 64: 85 red, 30 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #551E40?: The complementary color is #1E5533, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #551E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.