#551c0c

Color #551c0c

A vivid, highly saturated very dark red.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 25.26 Nearest Tailwind class amber-950 #461901 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#551c0c

RGB

rgb(85, 28, 12)

HSL

hsl(13.2, 75.3%, 19%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.2, 85.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 67.1%, 85.9%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(19.18, 25.54, 23.58)

LCH

lch(19.18, 34.76, 42.71)

OKLCH

oklch(31.3%, 0.0889, 36.21)

HWB

hwb(13.2, 4.7%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c4555

Analogous

#550c20

#551c0c

#55410c

Triadic

#551c0c

#0c551c

#1c0c55

Split-complementary

#551c0c

#0c5541

#0c2055

Tetradic

#551c0c

#45550c

#0c4555

#1c0c55

Square

#551c0c

#20550c

#0c4555

#410c55

Shades

Color #551c0c mixed toward black.

#47170a

#391308

#2a0e06

#1c0904

#0e0502

Tints

Color #551c0c mixed toward white.

#913014

#ce441d

#e56c4a

#ee9d86

#f6cec3

Tones

Color #551c0c mixed toward gray.

#4f1f12

#492318

#43261e

#3d2a24

#372d2a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.56:1

White text reads better on this background (13.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434311 · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#464912 · ΔE 29.3

Tritanopia

#531415 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#2f2f2f · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #551c0c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#551c0c]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#551c0c (#551c0c) is rgb(85, 28, 12) in RGB.

No, #551c0c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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