Recognised as Colour

#55021E

#55021E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#55021E is a red with RGB values 85, 2, 30 and HSL 340°, 95%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#55021E

RGBrgb(85, 2, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0078, 0.1176

RGB percentages33.3%, 0.8%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(339.8, 95.4%, 17.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.8, 97.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK0%, 97.6%, 64.7%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,571,102

CSS custom property--colour: #55021E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.85:1

Contrast with white14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#AAFDE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C1D1Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#312D1Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5E000Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 33.7 Brown · ΔE 34 Dark red · ΔE 38.4 Sienna · ΔE 40.1 Black · ΔE 40.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 33.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#025539

Analogous#550247, #551002

Triadic#1E5502, #021E55

Split complementary#025510, #024755

Tetradic#485502, #025539, #100255

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FA2970

Lighter +30%#EA0653

Lighter +20%#B90441

Lighter +10%#870330

Darker −10%#23010C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#57001D

Less saturated −25%#4A0D22

Channel breakdown

R85

B30

Red85 (33.3%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue339.76°

Saturation (HSL)95.4%

Lightness17.06%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 55 · G 02 · B 1E

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