Information about #551A11 color

#551A11 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #551A11 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(85, 26, 17) — 33.3% red, 10.2% green, 6.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 23 / 27 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #551A11 reads as a strongly colored warm red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Philippine Brown (#5D1916). Slightly further away sit Heath (#541012) and Red Planet (#5A2019).

The recipe behind #551A11 is rgb(85, 26, 17), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #551A11: 13.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#551A11 color variations

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

#551A11 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#551A11 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#551A11 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#551A11 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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#551A11 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #551A11

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

Philippine Brown color link
Philippine Brown

#5D1916

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

French Puce color link
French Puce

#4E1609

Chocolate Cosmos color link
Chocolate Cosmos

#58111A

Seal Brown color link
Seal Brown

#59260B

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Cioccolato color link
Cioccolato

#55280C

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Rata color link
Rata

#5D1F1E

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

#551A11 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#551A11
  • RGB85, 26, 17
  • CMYK0, 23, 27, 67
  • CSSrgb(85, 26, 17)
  • HSL8°, 67%, 20%
  • HSL Precise7.941°, 66.667%, 20%
  • HSV8°, 80%, 33%
  • HSB8°, 80%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.102, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.102, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.102, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID551A11
  • DECIMAL ID5577233
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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