What color is #55241B?

#55241B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #55241B?

The RGB value is 85, 36, 27: 85 red, 36 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #55241B?

The complementary color is #1B4C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #55241B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#55241B color

#55241B rgb(85, 36, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #55241B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 14.1% green and 10.6% blue (85, 36, 27).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 52% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 68% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#55241B color codes

HEX	`#55241B`
RGB	`rgb(85, 36, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 14.1%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 52%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 68%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 68%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.1, 21.95, 16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.1, 27.65, 37.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.575, 3.273, 1.427)`
Decimal	`5579803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #55241B, 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 #55241B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#55241B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #55241B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #55241b; }
.text { color: #55241b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #55241b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 36 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #55241b, #55411b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #55241B?: #55241B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #55241B?: The RGB value is 85, 36, 27: 85 red, 36 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #55241B?: The complementary color is #1B4C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #55241B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.