Information about #551117 color

#551117 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#551117 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 17, 23) — 33.3% red, 6.7% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 24 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#551117 presents itself as a energetic, saturated earthy red — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chocolate Cosmos (#58111A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Heath (#541012) and Maroon Oak (#520C17).

The recipe behind #551117 is rgb(85, 17, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #551117 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#551117 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#551117 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#551117 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#551117 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#551117 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#551117 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#113955
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#175511
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#395511
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#2D1155
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Nearest named colors to #551117

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Chocolate Cosmos color link
Chocolate Cosmos

#58111A

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Philippine Brown color link
Philippine Brown

#5D1916

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Madam M color link
Madam M

#610C1D

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

French Puce color link
French Puce

#4E1609

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

#551117 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#551117
  • RGB85, 17, 23
  • CMYK0, 27, 24, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 17, 23)
  • HSL355°, 67%, 20%
  • HSL Precise354.706°, 66.667%, 20%
  • HSV355°, 80%, 33%
  • HSB355°, 80%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.067, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.067, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.067, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID551117
  • DECIMAL ID5574935
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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