Information about #551338 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #551338 reads as a vivid, lively rose and carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Encore (#54162C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brown Chocolate (#5F1933) and Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(85, 19, 56)), which gives #551338 its character. If you plan to put text on a #551338 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #551338 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#551338 color variations
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#551338 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#551338 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#551338 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#551338 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#551338 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 #551338 color
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Nearest named colors to #551338
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#54162C
#5F1933
#551F2F
#5C0536
#651538
#491E3C
#561426
#4D202E
#43182F
#551B24
#51242B
#65192A
#551338 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#551338
- RGB85, 19, 56
- CMYK0, 78, 34, 67
- CSSrgb(85, 19, 56)
- HSL326°, 63%, 20%
- HSL Precise326.364°, 63.462%, 20.392%
- HSV326°, 78%, 33%
- HSB326°, 78%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.075
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
- GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.075, 0.220)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.075, 0.220, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.075, 0.220)
- Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID551338
- DECIMAL ID5575480
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
