#550a00

Color #550a00

A vivid, highly saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Maroon #800000 · ΔE 22.14 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#550a00

RGB

rgb(85, 10, 0)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 100%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 100%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 88.2%, 100%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(16.25, 32.78, 24.99)

LCH

lch(16.25, 41.22, 37.32)

OKLCH

oklch(29.1%, 0.1082, 32.66)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 0%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#004b55

Analogous

#550021

#550a00

#553500

Triadic

#550a00

#00550a

#0a0055

Split-complementary

#550a00

#005535

#002155

Tetradic

#550a00

#4b5500

#004b55

#0a0055

Square

#550a00

#215500

#004b55

#350055

Shades

Color #550a00 mixed toward black.

#470800

#390700

#2b0500

#1c0300

#0e0200

Tints

Color #550a00 mixed toward white.

#9c1200

#e31b00

#ff442b

#ff8271

#ffc1b8

Tones

Color #550a00 mixed toward gray.

#4e0f07

#47150e

#401a15

#39201c

#322523

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.43:1

White text reads better on this background (14.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414002 · ΔE 31.6

Deuteranopia

#444803 · ΔE 34.7

Tritanopia

#530405 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#282828 · ΔE 23.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #550a00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#550a00]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#550a00 (#550a00) is rgb(85, 10, 0) in RGB.

No, #550a00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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