#551B40 Color

#551B40 is rgb(85, 27, 64) in RGB and hsl(322, 52%, 22%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#551B40

HEX#551B40

RGBrgb(85, 27, 64)

HSLhsl(322, 52%, 22%)

HSVhsv(322, 68%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(32.6% 0.098 344.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 68%, 25%, 67%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #551B40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text12.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.62:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #551B40 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#551B40 Complementary#1B5530 Analogous#4D1B55 Analogous#551B23 Triadic#40551B Triadic#1B4055

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #551B40, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#802860 #AB3680 #C8519C #D477B2 #E2A2CA #EFCDE2

Shades

#4A1737 #421531 #361129 #2F0F23 #230B1A #1B0914

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