Recognised as Colour
#55110D
- #55110D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Maroon
#55110D is a red with RGB values 85, 17, 13 and HSL 3°, 73%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.
Colour values
#55110D#55110D
HEX#55110D
RGBrgb(85, 17, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.0667, 0.051
RGB percentages33.3%, 6.7%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(3.3, 73.5%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.3, 84.7%, 33.3%)
CMYK0%, 80%, 84.7%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,574,925
CSS custom property--colour: #55110D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#AAEEF2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D5155
Analogous#550D2D, #55350D
Triadic#0D5511, #110D55
Split complementary#0D5535, #0D2D55
Tetradic#2D550D, #0D5155, #350D55
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R85
G17
B13
Red85 (33.3%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue3.33°
Saturation (HSL)73.47%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 55 · G 11 · B 0D
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