Information about #551119 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#551119 presents itself as a energetic, saturated red — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chocolate Cosmos (#58111A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Maroon Oak (#520C17) and Heath (#541012).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 17, 25)), which gives #551119 its character. If you plan to put text on a #551119 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#551119 color variations
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#551119 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#551119 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#551119 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#551119 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#551119 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #551119 color
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Nearest named colors to #551119
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#58111A
#520C17
#541012
#58181F
#5D1916
#561426
#610C1D
#560319
#551B24
#511D22
#5A2019
#5D1F1E
#551119 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#551119
- RGB85, 17, 25
- CMYK0, 27, 24, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 17, 25)
- HSL353°, 67%, 20%
- HSL Precise352.941°, 66.667%, 20%
- HSV353°, 80%, 33%
- HSB353°, 80%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.067
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.098
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.067, 0.098)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.067, 0.098, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.067, 0.098)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB6.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID551119
- DECIMAL ID5574937
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
