#551B37 Color

#551B37 is rgb(85, 27, 55) in RGB and hsl(331, 52%, 22%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#551B37

HEX#551B37

RGBrgb(85, 27, 55)

HSLhsl(331, 52%, 22%)

HSVhsv(331, 68%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(32.2% 0.092 353.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 35%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551B37 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text13.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.6:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551B37 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551B37 Complementary#1B5539 Analogous#551B54 Analogous#551C1B Triadic#37551B Triadic#1B3755

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551B37, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#802853 #AB366E #C8518A #D477A4 #E2A2C1 #EFCDDD

Shades

#4A1730 #42152B #361123 #2F0F1E #230B17 #1B0912

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