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#550710 Color

#550710 is rgb(85, 7, 16) in RGB, hsl(353, 85%, 18%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 81%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxblood (#4A0000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#550710
HEX#550710
RGBrgb(85, 7, 16)
HSLhsl(353, 85%, 18%)
HSVhsv(353, 92%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 81%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(29% 0.108 22.3)
LABlab(16.53% 34.55 18.74)
LCHlch(16.53% 39.30 28.47)

What #550710 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #550710, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#550710 Channel Values

How #550710 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 85 · G 7 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 85% · L 18%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 92% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 81% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.75:1 vs white · 1.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #550710 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #550710 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #550710

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #550710; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #550710

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #550710.

How #550710 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#550710
Protanopia#24240F
Protanomaly#3D1B0F
Deuteranopia#323209
Deuteranomaly#42260C
Tritanopia#550808
Tritanomaly#55080C
Achromatopsia#282828

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #550710 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-550710: #550710;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #550710;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-550710': '#550710' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.333, green: 0.027, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_550710">#550710</color>
SVG fillfill="#550710"

More Red Colors

#550710 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#550710 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #550710?

#550710 is a darkest red — rgb(85, 7, 16) in RGB and hsl(353, 85%, 18%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.31.

What is the RGB value of #550710?

#550710 is rgb(85, 7, 16) — red 85, green 7, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #550710?

#550710 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 81%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #550710 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #550710 scores 14.75:1 against white and 1.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #550710 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #550710 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 26.75, which is a different colour altogether.

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