#551B38 Color

#551B38 is rgb(85, 27, 56) in RGB and hsl(330, 52%, 22%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#551B38

HEX#551B38

RGBrgb(85, 27, 56)

HSLhsl(330, 52%, 22%)

HSVhsv(330, 68%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(32.3% 0.092 352.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 34%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551B38 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text13.12:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551B38 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551B38 Complementary#1B5538 Analogous#551B55 Analogous#551B1B Triadic#38551B Triadic#1B3855

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551B38, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#802854 #AB3670 #C8518C #D477A6 #E2A2C2 #EFCDDE

Shades

#4A1730 #42152B #361124 #2F0F1F #230B17 #1B0912

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